Board Leadership
The BASIC Fund Board of Directors works tirelessly to aid our strategic and fundraising objectives. It is thanks to their dedication and commitment to cover all of BASIC Fund’s administrative costs resulting in 100% of the funds raised being allocated to scholarships.
James H. Herbert, II
Chairman, BASIC Fund
Founder and Executive Chairman
First Republic Bank
Brian Griggs
President, BASIC Fund
President, Griggs
Resource Group

Steven S. Klein
Vice President, BASIC Fund
President, Bridge Partners

John Couch
Vice President, BASIC Fund
VP, Investment Management
Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Jeremy Peters
Treasurer, BASIC Fund
Partner, KPMG LLP

Janisha Sabnani
Secretary, BASIC Fund
Deputy General Counsel
First Republic Bank

Board of Directors
Richard Barker
Retired
Capital Intl Ltd
Robert G. Barrett
General Partner, Retired
FTVentures
Laurel Browman
General Manager
Browman Family Vineyards
Crystal Bryant
Senior Vice President
First Republic Bank
Richard Chow
Distinguished Career Fellow
Stanford University
Kenneth T. Derr
Chairman and CEO, Retired
Chevron Corporation
Jeffrey G. Edwards
Managing General Partner, Retired
JGE Capital Management LLC
Jono Grayson
Talent Acquisition
Netflix
Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.
Member, Office of the Chairman
Franklin Resources, Inc.
John C. Kern, Jr. (Jay)
Chairman, General Partner
Kern Capital, LLC
John E. Kerrigan, Jr.
Chief Investment Officer
Santa Clara University
Ted Kruttschnitt
Managing Partner & Owner
THK Private Equities, LLC
Ronnie Lott
Managing Member
Lott Investments
Marissa Mar
Investor
RPS Ventures
Michael McCarthy
Executive Vice President & CIO
Franklin Equity Group
Edward McDermott
Managing Partner
Spring Tide Partners
Sonya Thadhani Mughal
Chief Executive Officer
Bailard, Inc.
Tim Ranzetta
Principal
Innovate Foundation
William T. Ring
Regional Director, Retired
The Capital Group Companies
Martin Romo
Portfolio Manager
The Capital Group Companies
Eric A. Schwartz
Principal
The Sherman Clay Group
Warren E. “Ned” Spieker, Jr.
Managing Partner
Spieker Partners
John Watson
Chairman & CEO, Retired
Chevron Corporation
"I am proud to have been one of the founders of The BASIC Fund. By helping children gain a better education in their earliest years, they have a better chance."
Arthur Rock, President Emeritus
Board Emeritus

James A. McCarthy
Founder & Chairman
Managing Director, Retired
Merrill Lynch

June McCarthy
Founder & Director
The BASIC Fund

Arthur Rock
Founder & President
Principal, Arthur Rock & Co.

James P. Conn
Director
Chief Investment Officer, Retired
Transamerica Co.

R. Stephen Doyle
Director
Chairman, Retired
Montgomery Asset Management

J. William Morris III
Area Managing Partner, Retired
KPMG LLP

Richard J. Bertero
Director
Founding Director, Retired
RREEF
Michael W. Wilsey
Chief Executive Officer
Wilsey Bennett Inc.