Mr.
William R. Hambrecht
WR Hambrecht Co.
Company founder and executive; Trustee
Area
Leadership, Policy, and Communications
Specialty
Business, Corporate, and Philanthropic Leadership
Elected
2006
Founder, Chairman, and Co-CEO. Cofounded Hambrecht & Quist in 1968. Led the initial public offerings of many Silicon Valley firms, such as Apple Computer, Genentech, and Adobe Systems. Introduced OpenIPO® as a means to level the playing field for both investors and issuers. Serves on the Board of Trustees for The American University of Beirut, is on the Advisory Investment Committee to the Board of Regents of the University of California; is on the Advisory Council to the J. David Gladstone Institutes, and is former Chair of the Council on Competitiveness.
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