Our Team

I love working with women founders, other underrepresented entrepreneurs, and double bottom line companies. People who think differently, and set out to create impact, inspire me.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is a brilliant portrait of two friends who happen to create a successful business. The depth of character development and the way the novel treats coming of age in the technology industry are beautiful.

If you don't ask, you don't get.

Working with tech companies allows us to see into the future and make it happen. Start up teams are the right kind of crazy, and their passion and belief is exhilarating and infectious.

Growing up in Silicon Valley, startups were like the local sports teams, and leaders like the star players. I wanted to be a professional in the league.

I was extremely lucky to know Bill "Coach" Campbell from an early age. He inspired me, pushed me, and helped me understand what giving back to the community really meant. Later in my career, I had the privilege of working under Bill at Intuit. Being able to see him work with teams left a mark.

I enjoy working with companies at all stages, but I have a real affinity for teams of fewer than 10 employees. This is where the culture is established.

Nature, art and the great works of literature.

Be a painter.

Tech companies shape our future and I am inspired by working with founders who make the world a better place.

I’ve been part of the Silicon Valley ecosystem for a long time. I wanted to be a trusted advisor to founders and investors and provide practical and innovative advice to help them grow leading innovative companies.

Craig Johnson, who was the founder of Venture Law Group, was a visionary in innovating around the practice of law and showing what it means to be a trusted advisor to clients. I joined Venture Law Group early in my career, and Craig’s vision continues to influence the way I practice and interact with clients and colleagues.

I would spend more time helping San Francisco regain its prominence as the technology capital of the world and one of the world’s greatest cities to live in, work and visit.

I served as Mayor of the City of Cupertino and as a council member from 1993-1997, where I helped build important public partnerships, including with Apple Computer, the Mid-Peninsula Open Space Preserve, and San Jose and California Water Companies. I also love spending time with my partner, Pedro, and our two kids (Leo and Lucia), as well as mentoring my three older kids as they pursue their careers.

AI, legal technology and the nexus of the two.

The energy radiating out of these companies and the ecosystem as a whole is infectious – it gives meaning to the work that we do to support our clients.

I pivoted practices in 2021 because I wanted to work with the founders, entrepreneurs, and investors who are (re-)shaping the world.

I would own and operate a gym/brewery.

Spending time with my wife and kids. There would also be some gym time, sports and beer/wine involved, but family first always.

Time travel.

Hard work beats talent when talent refuses to work hard.