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VESTRY
The Vestry of St. Bartholomew's Church in the City of New York is the legal, canonical (church law), and financial "board of trustees" for the church.
Members are elected for three-year terms and lead the parish in setting policies and goals, maintaining the buildings, and raising financial support for the mission of the parish.
For questions about the Vestry or to contact individual members, email the Executive Assistant to the Rector, Millard Cook, or call 212-378-0263.
Vestry 2010
WARDENS:
Peter Kendall
Anne Adams Rabbino
Zack Bacon
Carole Parsons Bailey
Laura Norwalk Bendelius
Kathleen S. Breiten
Mildred C. Brinn
John Coonrod
John Gilliland
Stephanie P. Foster
Anthony Hoyt
Peter Kendall
Dulcie Mapondera
Katherine J. McHale
Alex Norton
Diane Posnak
Peter Sullivan
Douglas Tanner
Honary Wardens:
Fletcher Hodges, III
Anthony P. Marshall
Percy Preston, Jr.
MEET YOUR VESTRY:
Peter Kendall, Warden
Peter joined St. Bart’s with his wife Sara and three children, Geordie, Barnaby and Billy in 1990. Served on the Vestry in the early nineties and was a member of the choir and a lay reader. Currently he is a member of the Building Committee, helping plan the priorities for capital spending in the Church. He was elected to the Vestry again in 2008 and has served as chair of the Compensation Committee and also as a member of the Planning and Budget Committee, the Investment Committee and the Governance Committee.
Peter lives on the Upper West Side and is President of his Co-op Board and is quite involved with Sara in Face to Face/ Faith to Faith, a multifaith initiative sponsored by Auburn Seminary, bringing young people of different faith traditions together. He is also Vice Chair of the greater New York Advisory Board of the Salvation Army.
Anne Adams Rabbino, Warden
 Anne Rabbino
is a lawyer and currently a shareholder in the New York office of Butzel Long, a Detroit-based law firm, where she specializes in commercial real estate and finance for non-profits. She has also represented religious organizations in real estate matters. Anne has been an active Episcopalian for 25 years. She and her husband, Bob, joined St. Bartholomew’s in 2004.
Anne, who previously served on the Vestry of another parish, was elected to the Vestry of St. Bart’s in 2008, where she has been active in assisting the Chancellor on real estate matters. She is a participant in the Tuesday morning Bible study group and was one of the organizers of Planning for the End of Life, a lay-led program. She has also assisted in Annual Fund and Capital Campaign solicitations.
Anne and Bob live on the Upper West Side. They have two adult daughters, both living in New York. She is a graduate of Brown University and Fordham University School of Law. Anne reports that the sermons, classes, music and other programs at St. Bart’s have offered her many opportunities to develop a deeper understanding of Christianity. She looks forward to working with the clergy and staff as well as with the other members of the Vestry and the parish as we all strive to maintain and strengthen St. Bart’s in these complex times, in part for ourselves and in part to preserve the gifts from those who came before us for those who join us and for those who come after us.
Zack Bacon
 Zachary Bacon has been involved in the financial industry for 30 years as an investment banker and hedge fund manager and is currently CEO of Hampton Capital, a financial advisory firm. He is an alumnus of the University of North Carolina and the Columbia University School of Business.
Zack is the father of four children, one launched, one at the University of Virginia and two of whom will be graduating from St. Bart's Community Preschool in May, 2010. Zack was originally a parishioner at St. Bart's in the mid-eighties before moving to North Carolina in 1987. He has been a parishioner at St. Bart's since moving back to New York in 1995. His brother Louis Bacon was married in the chapel at St. Bart's in 1985.
Zack previously served on the board of trustees of World T.E.A.M., an organization promoting the non-able-bodied through sporting activities, is active in fund-raising for the University of North Carolina and is on the board of advisors of St. Bart's Community Preschool.
Zack was born in North Carolina, currently lives in Manhattan with his twin sons, and enjoys sports and outdoor activities in his time off.
Carole Parsons Bailey
My late husband, Bill, and I joined St. Bartholomew’s in the fall of 2001. Together we served on the Annual Fund Committee. After he died, in January 2005, I was asked to join the Vestry where I am a member of the Audit, Building and Governance Committees and, with Richard Bayles, Co-Chair The Campaign for St. Bartholomew’s. I am also on the Board of the Center for Religious Inquiry.
Bill and I were first drawn to St. Bartholomew’s by its music programs. In 2001, St. Bart’s could still afford radio advertising, which is how I first heard Bill Tully speak about the next day’s 11AM service, on WQXR, one Saturday afternoon in late September. We attended the next morning. I don’t remember the exact topic of Bill’s sermon, but I do remember that he began by pointing out certain key words in the day’s readings whose meanings in each of the four ancient Gospel languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek and Latin), varied somewhat. From that intriguing start, he then proceeded to draw from the readings--some of them philosophically abstract, others downright opaque--lessons and comforts and encouragements that spoke directly to New Yorkers’ practical anxieties and emotional and spiritual concerns in the weeks immediately following 9/11. We were captivated and decided that very day that we would become full members.
St. Bartholomew’s continued to challenge us both to grow spiritually. It also introduced us to an array of fascinating people, many of whom have become cherished friends. Today, Bill’s ashes are interred in the Columbarium where his family likes to think he is able to hear all the marvelous music emanating from above.
As my own connection to St.Bartholomew’s deepened, supporting it in any way I can also become a civic commitment. For me, it is impossible to imagine the city block north of the Waldorf-Astoria being occupied by anything other than our landmark buildings. The church’s colorful dome, its Byzantine-Romanesque facades, its stained glass windows and medieval portals, its café umbrellas on the Parish House terrace and its flowering gardens are a gift not just to us, but to all New Yorkers and to all visitors to this great city. Standing as they do amidst a soaring forest of glass and steel, our landmark buildings create an oasis of calm, a breathing space, a physical as well as symbolic refuge from the otherwise unrelieved bustle and roar of midtown Manhattan.
As Capital Campaign Co-Chair, it has been thrilling to see how many fellow parishioners have stepped up to the challenges that occupying such an extraordinary site imposes upon us. Recognizing that beautifully restored and preserved structures are just that, empty spaces, it is also heartening to see how many have remained faithful stewards of the Annual Fund even as we have set out to raise millions for buildings preservation. In my view, having to shoulder those dual responsibilities is what sets us apart as a parish, what makes us uniquely burdened but also uniquely rich in stewardship opportunities and, as such, uniquely privileged.
cal Episcopal Church for 22 years and then, for a number of reasons, we began to church shop. That’s when Bill Tully took over! We’ve been with St. Bart’s for over 8 years. Bill and other priests have enlarged my understanding, and this growth has been both helpful and exciting.
I’ve done my best to stir up questions since I’ve been on the Vestry, and I believe that questions and doubt are part of becoming a faithful witness to our faith.
Laura Norwalk Bendelius
Occupation: Founding Partner, Strategic Image Partners, LLC, a company that works with both individuals and corporations on how to develop a professional image in the workplace and in life. She has recently become Business Development Manager for The Worth Collection, LLC. She has been in the retail and fashion industry for more than 10 years. Prior to founding her business, she was a Director of Medical Affairs at Oxford Health Plans.
St. Bartholomew's Church: Joined approximately 10 years ago. Married husband Greg Bendelius in the church in May 2008; Parish Council Member from 2001-2007; co-chair 2005-2007, usher since 2003, table leader, Life at St. Barts, table leader, Alpha, member of the 20/30s group, member of the marketing team for the Career Assistance Center, breakfast feeding program volunteer 2001-2002.
Community Affiliations: Volunteer, New York Junior League, currently co-Chair, 2008-2009 Annual Fund and Member, 2008-2009 Nominating Committee, The Choral Society of Grace Church (soprano), Yale School of Management Alumni Association, and member, Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Healthcare Industry. Previously founded NSOvation, the young benefactors of the National Symphony Orchestra, in 1991, and founded Friends of High FiveTickets to the Arts in 1998.
Kathleen S. Breiten
Like many who work on Park Avenue, I was weary of the struggles at work one morning and decided to go to the noontime service at St Bart's. I loved the quiet setting for the Eucharist, the heartfelt homily and the warmly welcoming people who were there. Taking time out of my day to go to church actually made me more productive the rest of the day. I returned and found myself drawn to St Bart's by the people and the programs designed to deepen my faith. I attended the Alpha course and joined several of the book studies including the one Bill did on Marcus Borg’s book
The Heart of Christianity. It is important to me that St Bart's is a place that nurtures my spirit in community. The beautiful music, the inspiring sermons, the Sunday forum, the many services, the bible studies, CRI, and all the opportunities to meet interesting people have helped me to grow in my understanding of what is truly important in life. Through my association with St Bart's I have gained a better sense of balance which I think is so important to me and to many others who work in this high pressured City of ours.
St Bart's is also important to me and to our New York community for its ministry to the homeless and the needy. It dedicates more effort to outreach than any other church with which I have been involved. I have met people at St Barts who are inspirations to me in all their efforts to help others in need.
Like many people, I started out about 10 years ago donating at the end of the year when there was a matching challenge grant. Eventually I realized that St. Bart's meant more to me and that I should make a serious financial commitment to match the significant benefits that St Bart's was providing to me. I increased my annual support significantly and began pledging. I never thought I could live without the funds, but I have found that God provides and the more I give the more I get from the commitment.
I have been on the Annual Fund team for about 6 years. In 2007 I was the co-chair of the Annual Fund and was co-chair of the 2008 AF until being asked to be the Treasurer of St Bart's. In 2007 I was elected to the Vestry and have been on the Planning and Budget Committee and the Compensation Committee. I also attend the Audit Committee meetings. I was the co-chair of the Leadership Phase of the Capital Campaign. As Treasurer I review the purchases, receipts, reports and sign checks among other things. My background as a CPA, a financial controller and Managing Director at two large banks has prepared me for this position.
I live in Manhattan and consult part time now. My husband, David, died suddenly in July 2005 and I am grateful to St Bart's for all the support and love I have received. My son and his family, including three terrific grandchildren live near Ithaca, NY where I also have a country house. My daughter and her husband live in the UK where I had a lovely vacation this summer.
Mildred C. Brinn
Mildred Brinn, a member of St. Bartholomew’s Church since 1968, is the President and Director of L & L Foundation, Tatiana Piankova Foundation, and Marcelle White Foundation. She serves on the boards of the American Ballet Theatre; The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, N.Y.; and The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. Additionally she is a member of the Lenox Hill Hospital Advisory Board, the Metropolitan Opera President’s Circle, and the National Committee on American Foreign Policy. A graduate of the University of Cincinnati and Capital University, she was the Vice President/Senior Associate of Golightly & Co., International, a management consulting firm.
Among her many roles at St. Bart’s, Millie has served several prior terms on the Vestry, as the Honorary Co-Chair of the Capital Campaign, and a member of the Development Committee. She was a founding member and remains active on the St. Bartholomew’s Preservation Foundation.
Millie’s passionate support of St. Bart’s over the years has had a defining influence on her faith journey. Her commitment to the continued vitality and ministry of this parish is without question and she welcomes the opportunity to serve the parish as a member of the Vestry in these challenging times.
John Coonrod
John Coonrod is Vice President for Strategy and Advocacy at The Hunger Project, an international non-profit headquartered in New York, where he began as its first volunteer in 1977, and then joined staff in 1985. There he met his colleague and future wife Carol. They were married in 1988 and are living happily ever after. John has been involved in the development of all Hunger Project programs, and has traveled extensively through Africa, Asia and Latin America.
John grew up in the Midwest as a Presbyterian, and was trained as a physicist at Stanford (BSc) and the University of California-Berkeley (MS, PhD), during which time he was active in the civil rights and anti-war movements. He worked as a research physicist at Princeton University from 1978 through 1984. As a physicist, he was involved in the design and construction of the High-Energy Astronomical Observatory satellite, the first whole-body CAT scanner, and the first tokamak designed to achieve a break-even fusion reaction.
John made his career shift out of physics at the height of the African famine, discovering that contributing to a world free from hunger was his true vocation.
John and Carol joined St. Bart’s in 2002 as a result of being “radically welcomed” and are deeply inspired by the clergy. They both are ushers, have been involved with St. Bart’s in the World—organizing community events for World AIDS Day and International Women’s Day, and worked on the 2010 Stewardship Campaign.
Stephanie P. Foster
Stephanie Foster was a Director of the U.S. Private Client Services division of Deutsche Bank. She joined the firm in 2005 and has 18 years of investment experience. She advised families, endowments and pension funds; and specialized in investment management and advisory services including portfolio risk management and portfolio construction.
Previously, she spent six years with Lehman Brothers Inc. Private Client Group where she built an advisory practice focused on equity, fixed income and structured solutions. Stephanie started her investment career in 1992 as an Equity Research analyst with CIBC Oppenheimer where she focused on the gaming and media sectors.
Stephanie joined St. Bartholomew’s, where she was both baptized and confirmed, in 2008. She and her husband John were married in the church on September 26th, 2009. Stephanie co-chaired the Parish Life Project Leadership Committee.
She was born and raised in Locust Valley, New York and has lived there and in New York City throughout her life. She graduated from Barnard College, Columbia University and lives in midtown Manhattan with her husband John.
John Gilliland
Occupation:
John is a twenty-five year executive of Citigroup who has held a variety of senior level positions in global finance focusing on business strategy, portfolio and risk management for the Corporate and Investment Bank and Global Consumer Group based in the U.S., Australia and Brazil. He is currently the Group Credit Officer for Commercial Risk Management for Citibank North America.
St. Bartholomew’s Church: John and his wife Jean Walshe have been members of St. Bart’s since 2002. He, along with Jean, served as co-head for the Special Gifts phase of the “The Campaign for St. Bart’s” and served on the Campaign Executive Committee. John was one of the founding leaders of the St. Bart’s Leadership Circle.
Community Affiliations: John is Chairman of the Board of Directors for E+Co, a nonprofit company that invests in entrepreneurs in the emerging markets to bring clean energy to the poor. He is a member of the Board of the New York City chapter of Trout Unlimited, whose mission is to conserve, protect and restore North America's coldwater fisheries and their watersheds. John is also a Partner and Director of Heart Tail Ranch, Ltd., a family-owned ranch management enterprise in Texas.
John was born in San Antonio, Texas and currently resides in Manhattan with his wife Jean; he also has two college-aged children. He is an enthusiastic fly-fisher, golfer, and tennis player.
Anthony Hoyt
I grew up on the North Shore of Long Island and attended a very small and quaint Episcopal Church there that, to this day, still uses Rite I for some of their services. Then, for nearly 17 years, I lived in California and attended a completely different kind of Church right in the heart of Beverly Hills. The Church had its share of movie stars, but most importantly for me, a Rector who became not only a very close personal friend, but also my spiritual Father.
So, when I moved back to New York for business, I was faced with the dilemma, if you will, of finding a new spiritual home. For me, this was not an easy task. To no avail, I tried and rejected many wonderful churches, none of which felt just right for me.
Then, on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, after the collapse of the Twin Towers, while walking home from my office, I decided that, perhaps, a stop at St. Bart’s might put the craziness of the morning into some perspective. I barely remember anything from that day, but do know that my visit to St. Bart’s that morning had an enormous impact on me. I returned on Wednesday, Thursday and, again, on Sunday. I got hooked.
I was hooked on the Clergy whose warmth, kindness and wonderful words were just what I was looking for in a new Church. Both Jay and David, in particular, took me under their wings, and made me feel especially welcome. I was hooked on the 9:00 service with its informal, yet meaningful service. And, yes, I was hooked on my fellow parishioners who were welcoming and outgoing. The 9:00 service became my regular routine. Occasionally, however, I would attend the more formal 11:00 service just to be aware of the wonderful music and pageantry that was part of that service. But, St. Bart’s did for me what All Saints had done for me in California.
When they asked me to join the Vestry, quite frankly, I was totally surprised, but also very humbled and honored. For the first time in my life, I made pledges not only to the Annual Fund, but also to the Capital Campaign. St. Bart’s, though we are located on Park Avenue, needs the support of all of us. I wish I could give more.
We have so many wonderful programs at St. Bart’s and, if we expect them to continue, it is necessary for those of us who love the Church to help keep them going with our contributions. I can not imagine New York City without our beloved St. Bart’s!
Dulcie Mapondera
Dulcie is currently a lawyer with the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund in New York, and has served the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland (1996 – 2005) and Khartoum, Sudan (2005-2007). She started her career in the private sector with Mobil Oil in her native Zimbabwe, and for thirteen years also worked as a part-time radio announcer with the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation.
Dulcie has been attending St. Bartholomew’s since moving to New York in October 2007. She has been involved in the Parish Life Project, the 2010 Stewardship campaign and the recent fund-raising effort for Mpawa Village, Malawi, and is a regular lay reader.
Prior to St. Bart’s, Dulcie was a member of Emmanuel Church, Geneva, which is part of the Convocation of American Churches in Europe. She served on the vestry, was a member of the 2000 and 2005 search committees and a leader in establishing the healing ministry at Emmanuel.
While studying law at the London School of Economics, Dulcie was a student representative in the University of London Chaplaincy, which serves the Anglican community within the University of London colleges.
Katherine J. McHale
In addition to my vestry duties, I've had the privilege of serving as the head usher at St. Bart's since 1999. And it is a great privilege for two main reasons. First, I serve with a truly amazing group of people, who have a passion for welcoming all as Christ, as the Rule of Benedict that's posted on our front steps commands. Those who are committed to this important ministry are both ushers who have served at St. Bart's for decades - such as Percy Preston and Dick McQuillen - as well as our newest ushers - for example, Lindsay North and William Fulton. (And we also have great parties!)
Serving as head usher is also a great privilege because it gives me the opportunity to make a contribution in a way that coincides with my deepest beliefs. We are told to welcome ALL - with no exceptions. It's wonderful that the St. Bart's community is committed to opening its doors to everyone - seeker or fervent believer, homeless person or captain of industry. It's important that our church be in this location for everyone, with an unconditional welcome to all.
As someone who believes strongly in what we have to offer, I also understand that I have a responsibility to be a good steward, both of the physical building and of what's offered in it, from worship services to community outreach programs. To me, being a good steward of my church is just the same as acting as a good steward in every other important part of my life - in my relationships with family, friends, and strangers, in my work, in my treatment of my environment, both local and global. My vestry service has led me to re-examine, and then re-affirm, the central importance of stewardship in my life.
Alex Norton
My wife Ashley and I have been members of the St. Bart’s community since the spring of 2000. We were immediately attracted to the open, inclusive and accepting community and we continue to be drawn to the atmosphere of warmth and friendship fostered by the clergy and shared throughout by the members of the parish.
We regularly attend the 9:00am Sunday morning services with our three children, Alexander, Vanessa and Camilla who actively participate in the Children, Youth and Family ministry. We are grateful for the unique and inspiring spiritual message that we receive during the services and we have made St. Bart’s our spiritiual home in New York City.
I currently serve on the Vestry and as a Co-Chair of the Planning and Budget Committee, together with Carl Contiguglia and as a Co-Chair of the 2008 Annual Fund, together with Katherine McHale.
We are proud to be a part of the St. Bart’s community which reflects the wonderfully diverse city that we live in. Over time, I have been asked to serve in several church leadership roles, and this important work has deepened my Christian faith and has allowed me to support St. Bart’s ministry work and its generous community service. Working closely with the clergy staff and my fellow vestry members, I have seen how much St. Bart’s can make a difference in the both the city and the world we live in.
Please help sustain St. Bart’s ministry and community service by making or renewing your pledge to the 2008 Annual Fund.
Diane Posnak
It is no exaggeration to say that St. Barts is my family in New York City. It is there I turn in good times and in bad to share my life -- beginning with the 1984 Baptism of my husband Bob and me, as well as my daughter Christie who was three at the time. At that time, we were a typical St. Barts Community Pre-school family who became involved in every kid program St. Barts had to offer, which led to regular 9am Service church attendance, and then to Lucy Gianino's Christmas pageants, the swimathons, the Parish Weekends, and a myriad of similar activities at St. Barts.
I was first elected to the Vestry in the 1980s, serving a total of 8 years, and also served on the Advisory Board for the Preschool. Over the years, my primary professional job was Executive Compensation Consultant, serving as a partner in the firm until 2005 when I retired. Since then, I have rejoined the Vestry and travelled extensively around the world, as well as back and forth to California where my sister and other relatives reside.
St. Barts remains a centering point for me -- a place where I can study at CRI (I recently took a terrific intro course in Islam!), attend and support Bill Trafka's many excellent music offerings, and serve as a co-chair of the Parish fundraising for our St. Barts Capital Campaign as well as Chair of the Vestry Compensation Committee.
Over the past 14 years, I have been active in one of the original neighborhood groups founded back in the early 1990s -- and its members are part of my extended family. Members of this small group meet in each others' homes and have supported each other through thick and thin - including deaths (including my husband Bob's in 1994), various surgeries and illnesses, moves to far-away places (Australia is the furthest!), several weddings, a birth and even a clergy installation. Rather than exchange gifts at Christmas, every year our group members join together to make a donation on behalf of St. Barts - 9am Service plates, Bibles in the Chapel pews, Clerical vestments, 9am Service Reading Bible, and lately a Capital Campaign donation. This "giving back" is mirrored in my own giving which has been major in thanksgiving for the mountain of blessings I have received through the St. Barts community!
Peter Sullivan
Peter Sullivan is a committed Christian. He and his wife, Mary Krueger, joined St. Bart's in 2007 after they moved to New York City from California. While in California, Peter and Mary were actively involved with All Saints' Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills for 18 years. At All Saints', Peter twice served on its Vestry, was its Junior Warden, chaired its Stewardship, Finance and Building Committees and served on a discernment committee. During his tenure on the Vestry and Building Committee, All Saints' restored its worship space and rebuilt its Parish House. Despite their long tenure in California, Peter and Mary are not new to New York City, having lived here previously from 1970-1981. Peter and Mary live on the Upper Westside. They have adult twin daughters who also live in New York City.
At St. Bart's, Peter and Mary are both members of St. Bart's-at-Home groups. Peter is a coordinator of the Leadership Circle program which is refocusing St. Bart's community outreach efforts. The program seeks committed Parishioners who will support these needed efforts with their time and treasure.
Professionally, Peter is a partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, an international law firm. He practices antitrust law and is Co-Chair of his firm's Antitrust Practice Group. Peter graduated from Columbia College (AB 1974) and Fordham Law School (JD 1977). Peter has been on the Board of Directors of the Westside Center for Independent Living, an organization dedicated to integrating disabled persons into the community. Peter likes to bike, take long walks with his Norwich Terrier, Oliver, read and travel.
Douglas Tanner
My wife Carol and I moved to New York City in 2004 and began to shop around for a church among the Episcopal Churches in the City. Twenty years earlier we spent three years in New York City, and I served on the Vestry of St. Michael’s on the Upper West Side. Since we settled on the Upper East Side this time to be near our daughter’s school, we focused in this area. After a couple of years of sampling, we chose St. Bart’s, attracted by the intelligent sermons from Bill Tully, the amazing music program shepherded by Bill Trafka and the warm environment created by the parishioners. When I was asked to consider joining the vestry this early 2009, I felt humbled and pleased to be able to contribute to this great institution.
The Episcopal Church has been part of our family’s lives forever. I have moved for business several times, and as a result Carol and I have lived in seven cities in our over 30 years of marriage, and we have always been a part of an Episcopal parish (Okay, for our nine years in Hong Kong we made due with the Church of England!). I have found religion to be a stabilizing force in our moves and an opportunity to meet people who like me are trying to address our complex world and grow in our faith. I have always been active in church life in one way or another, whether as a choir member and acolyte in my youth, as a member of the Vestry (Church Council for the Church of England), Sunday School teacher, men’s group member or simply enjoying the company of other parishioners with our children as they grew. It is a privilege and challenge to be involved in a church with as much history as St. Bart’s, with as beautiful, large and complex a physical facility, and with as many programs and ways it contributes to the community.
Carol and I have three children, two through college and in the early stages of spreading their wings as adults, and the last in college. We love New York and the offerings and challenges of an urban environment. We are still getting to know members of the parish here, and it is a joy to do so.
I am currently on the development committee of the vestry, attempting to assist in these trying financial times and allow St. Bart’s to return to a position of being able to offer the best programs and resources to the community. We challenge ourselves to give generously to all charities, but especially both to the annual fund, to support the church’s basic mission, and to the capital campaign for St. Bart’s, to maintain and restore the grandeur of the building we have inherited.
I practice law as a partner with Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, currently the head of the securities practice. I grew up in Palo Alto, California, and received my undergraduate, MBA and JD degrees from Stanford University. After this parochial start, I have bounced between, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong. I met my wife Carol in our freshman dormitory at Stanford, and not surprisingly we are very active in Stanford activities.
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