Cal Rugby Advisory Board

The California Rugby Advisory Board (CRAB) is comprised of alumni and parents of players who together serve the board in its two-fold mission to preserve the legacy of the oldest intercollegiate sport at the University of California and to take an active role in maintaining the financial well being of the program.

To learn more about CRAB, call 510-643-1971 or email calrugby@berkeley.edu. 

Stephen Ellis

Chairman
Stephen A. Ellis

  • Managing Partner, TPG RISE
  • CEO, Asurion, Global Managing Partner, Bain & Company; Board of Directors, Charles Schwab, Greenhouse Software, InStride, LiveKindly Collective, Persefonie Ai Inc., Phare Bio, Renaissance Learning, Teachers of Tomorrow, UBQ Materials, UC Berkeley Foundation
  • Player 1981-85
  • All-America 1982-85
  • Cal BA Economics & History 1985, Stanford MBA 1990
Ned Anderson

Ned K. Anderson

  • Managing Director, Prologis (Retired)
  • Football 1965-68; Rugby Player 1966-71, Head Coach 1975-1983, Asst. Coach 2003-08
  • National Champions 1980-83
  • Cal Athletic Hall of Fame, Inducted 2012; Bear Backer Since 1970
  • Cal BS Economics 1970
Ross Biestman

Ross W. Biestman

  • Vice President of Sales - North America, Lithium Technologies
  • Director of Sales, CrowdFlower / Adobe; Co-Founder, StealthHD
  • Player 2003-07, Assistant Coach 2012-13
  • Cal BS Political Science 2007, Oxford Said Business School MA Management 2009
Kevin Brogan

Kevin H. Brogan

  • Partner, Hill Farrer & Burrill LLP
  • Chair, Board of Directors, Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), Member of CHLA Board of Directors (2016-present), Foundation Board of Trustees (2011-present)
  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Member, Executive Committee of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Member of Board of Directors of Ketchum Downtown YMCA
  • Player 1972-76; Parent Chase 2003-07
  • Cal BS Business Administration 1976, UC Hastings College of Law JD 1976
Mark Carlson

Mark D. Carlson

  • Managing Director, Stockbridge
  • Managing Director, RREEF
  • Player 1981-85; Asst. Coach 1990
  • USNT Jr. 1985; USNT 1987-89; Founder Olympic Club Rugby 1991-94
  • Cal BS Business Administration 1985
Jonah Cave

Jonah M. Cave

  • Senior Managing Director, CH Investment Partners 
  • Ambassador, Navy SEAL Foundation; Board Member, Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation
  • Player 1992-95; Co-captain 1995; Daily Cal Co-Athlete of the Year 1995
  • National Champion 1993, 1994, 1995
  • All-America 1994, 1995
  • Cal BA Economics & Geography 1995, Executive MBA University of Denver Daniels College of Business 2017
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Doug Cole

  • Executive Chairman, M2i Global Corporation
  • Board of Directors, eWellness Healthcare Corporation (EWLL)
  • Player 1975-78
  • Director of Lair of the Bear 2000-05
  • Cal BA Social Science 1978 
Byron Deeter

Byron B. Deeter

  • Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners
  • Chariman, National Venture Capital Association, Guild Luxury Presence, MaintainX, ServiceTitan, Shopmonkey, SilaNano Vidyards and Zylo
  • US Olympic & Paralympic Foundation member 
  • Member, Forbes Magazine’s Midas List
  • Player 1992-96, National Champion 1992-96
  • Cal BS Political Economy 1996
Jim DiMatteo

Jim DiMatteo

  • Captain, US Navy (Retired)
  • Former Commanding Officer TOPGUN Adversary Squadrons VFC-111, VFC-13
  • Current TOPGUN Adversary F-5 Pilot, Director of Comms and Strategy Executive at Tactical Air Support
  • Aviation Hall of Fame 2018, Fighter Pilot of the Year, Adversary Pilot of the Year, UK Britannia Award Recipient 
  • Cal Player 1982-1985, National Champion 1982, 1983, 1985
  • All-Military Rugby Team, All-Navy Rugby Team 1986-1994
  • Cal BS Civil Engineering 1985
Robert Hacker

Robert A. Hacker

  • Vice President Business & Legal Affairs FOX Sports
  • Sole proprieter of Robert A. Hacker, Attorney at Law & Sports Media Consulting
  • Player 1976
  • President, Sports Lawyers Association; NCR 2023-24
  • Cal BA History 1976, JD San Fernando Valley College of Law 1979
Gary Hein

Gary M. Hein

  • Attorney, Haas Najarian LLP
  • Attorney, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran and Arnold; In-House Counsel, NaviSite, Inc.; Attorney, Bradley Curley Asiano & McCarthey; Attorney, Jackson & Wallace
  • Rugby Player 1984-88, Assistant Coach 2000-01; Football Player 1983-86
  • Rugby All-America 1985-88, Captain 1988, Woodley Award Winner 1987, 1988); Football Co-captain, Honorable Mention All Pac-10 1986; Daily Cal Male Athlete of the Year 1988; USNT 1986-94; Rugby World Cup 1987, 1991, 1993; Captain 1993 Sevens RWC; Oxford Varsity Blue 1989, 1990; Inducted into Cal Athletic Hall of Fame 1997; Board Member, Glenn T. Seaborg Award; Board Member, Lamorinda Rugby Club; Coach, Lamorinda RFC
  • Cal BA Social Sciences 1988, Masters/JD Oxford 1991
Dallas Hickman

Gary M. Hein

  • Retired teacher and Coach, Glendale (AZ) Union High School District
  • Football Player, NFL Washington Redskins and Baltimore Colts, USFL Birmingham Stallions and Arizona Wranglers
  • NFL Players Association, NFL Alumni Association
  • Glendale Union Education Association, Arizona HS Coaches Association 
  • Cameron Institute Student-Athlete Mentor
  • Rugby Player 1973-75; Football Player 1973-75
  • Northern CA Poppies touring side 1975, Old Blues RFC national champions 1979
  • Cal 1972-75, ASU BS Sociology 1989, Ottawa University Post-Baccalaureate 1998, Northern Arizona Masters in Education Leadership 2000
Thomas Hornaday

Thomas R. Hornaday

  • Partner, Samuelson/Hornaday, Hornaday Development
  • Player 1959, 1961-63
  • Founder, Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley
  • Member of UC Berkeley Foundation Board of Trustees
  • Cal BS Business Administration 1963
Don James Jr.

Don James Jr. 

  • CEO, BEAR Cloud Inc.
  • Board of Directors, BEAR Cloud Inc., James Properties, Land and Cattle Inc., United States Rugby Foundation, Golden Eagles
  • Rugby Player 1981-85, National Champion 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985; Football Player 1980-84
  • All-Pac-10 1983; Japan Bowl 1984; Four-time Rugby All-American, USNT 1987-94, Oxford Varsity Blue, Old Blues two-time National Club Champion; Cal Athletic Hall of Fame, Inducted 2010
  • Cal BA Political Science 1985, Oxford Diploma Legal Studies 1991
Jake Kloberdanz

Jake Kloberdanz

  • CEO & Founder, ONEHOPE Wine; Managing Partner & Founder Hope Management; Co-Founder 7Cellars, Fume
  • Advisory Board, 8VC; Board Member After The Fire, ONEHOPE Foundation
  • Rugby Player 2002-05, Co-Captain 1995, National Champion 2004, 2005
  • Scholastic Athlete recognition 2004, 2005; Founder of Bears-United party Active Leader in Sigma Chi
  • Cal BS Business Administration 2005
Kevin Lake

JKevin P. Lake

  • President/Owner, Wired2Engage
  • President, Film, TV, & Branded Entertainment, Rabbit Content; Sr. VP, Film Development & Production, Feature Films, Icon Productions
  • Player 1984-86
  • Co-Captain, All-America, USNT Jr.
  • Cal BA Political Economy 1986, MSc. European Studies London School of Economics, 1992
Jason Lee

JJason M. Lee

  • VP of Finance, Faire (2023-present); VP Head of Finance & Strategy and Investor Relations, Square (2012-2023)
  • Shawnigan Lake School, Board of Governors 
  • Player 2004-07, National Champion 2004-07
  • Cal BS Business Administration 2004; Haas School of Business MBA
 

Andrew Lindsey

Andrew M. Lindsey 

  • Vice President, SRS Real Estate Partners
  • Transaction Coordinator and Associate, SRS Real Estate Partners
  • Player 2001-06
  • Captain 2006, All-America 2005-2006; Ovie Brum Award 2006; Rising Star Award – SRS Real Estate Partners 2014
  • Cal BA 2006
Mick Luckhurst

Michael (Mick) C. Luckhurst 

  • CEO, American Hole 'n One
  • Player, NFL Atlanta Falcons
  • Rugby Player 1977-81, Football Player 1979-80
  • MVP National Collegiate Championship 1981; Cal Athletic Hall of Fame, Inducted 2005
Bud Lyons

Irving (Bud) F. Lyons III

  • Vice Chairman, Prologis, retired in 2005
  • Lead independent director, Prologis (2009-present), Essex Properties Trust (2011-present); Director Equinix (2007-2023)
  • Trustee Emeritus UC Berkeley Foundation, Builder of Berkeley
  • Rugby Player 1968-71, Football Player 1967 
  • Cal BS Industrial Engineering and Operations Research 1972, Stanford MBA 1974
Jeffrey McDermott

IJeffrey A. McDermott 

  • Partner, Head of Strategic Finance Energy Impact Partners (2024-present)
  • Global Co-Head of Investment Banking Nomura (2021-23); Head of Nomura Greentech (2008-2020); Various roles as Joint Global Head of Investment Banking UBS (2001-07), Prior decades of investment banking experience at Drexel, Salomon Brothers/Citi 
  • Former Trustee, UC Berkeley Foundation Board; Former Chairman UC Berkeley Metro Committee; Former Chairman The Phoenix House Board of Directors 
  • Player 1977-81, National Champion 1980, 1981
  • Cal BA Economics & Political Science 1981, UCLA MBA 1984
Jason Morimoto

Jason Morimoto

  • VP of Finance, Amplitude; VP of Finance, ServiceNow
  • Regent Emeritus, University of California Board of Regents; President Emeritus, Cal Alumni Association
  • Former Trustee, UC Berkeley Foundation, UC Berkeley Library Board; School Board Trustee, Las Lomitas Elementary School District 
  • Player 1999, National Champion 
  • Spirit if 1868 Volunteer Award 2019 
  • BS Business Administration 2002
Rich Pearson

Rich Pearson

  • Chief Marketing Officer, Upwork
  • Player 1986-1989, National Champion 1986, 1988 
  • Captain 1989, All-America 1987, 1988, 1989
  • Cal BS Business Administration 1989, MBA Haas 1998
George Roeth

George C. Roeth

  • President and CEO, Central Garden & Pet Company
  • Chief Operating Officer, Lifestyle, Household and Global Operating Functions, Clorox; Chairman of the Board, Clorox and Procter & Gamble Glad Products Joint Venture; Advisory Board Member, Gryphon Investors
  • Player 1981-83
  • Board Member, East Oakland Youth Development Foundation
  • Cal BS 1983, Northwestern MBA 1987
Rick Santos

Frederick (Rick) M. Santos

  • CEO, Santos Knight Frank
  • Chairman, CEO & Founder, CBRE Philippines, Inc.
  • Managing Director, CBRE Hong Kong
  • Rugby Player 1987-88, Football Player 1986-87
  • Oxford Univ. Varsity Rugby, Harlequins London, USA Rugby League, Olympic Club Rugby, Hong Kong Rugby Football Club, Philippine Rugby Football Union President, President American Chamber Philippines, YPO Philippines Past President, YPO Board Member SE Asia, Board of Trustees Intl School Manila, Board Member AIB Capital, Board Member Fairmont Raffles Philippines, Board Member AIB Capital
  • Cal BA 1988, 1989; London School of Economics MSc. 1991; Oxford PPE 1992
Denny Sechrest

Dennis Sechrest

  • Wealth Management Advisor, Merrill Lynch, CPWA, SE-AWMA, CEPA, CPFA
  • Mzuri Wildlife Foundation (2013-15); All Wars Memorial (2001-present); United States Secret Service Cyber Fraud Task Force; Alameda Honorary Sheriffs; Contra Costa Sheriffs Posse, CAL-RAN ID Board with Contra Costa County Sheriff 
  • Rugby Player 1972-74
  • Football Player 1971-72
  • Cal BS Civil Engineering 1976, Stanford MBA 1998
Stuart Shiff

Stuart Z. Shiff

  • Founder & CEO, DivcoWest
  • UC Berkeley Foundation Trustee, PREA, ULI, ASCE and UC Fisher Center for Real Estate
  • Builder of Berkeley
  • Player 1983-88, National Champion 1985, 1986, 1988
  • Cal BS Civil Engineering 1988
Peter Sonsini

Peter W. Sonsini 

  • General Partner & Founder, Laude VC; Venture Advisor, NEA
  • Board member of Databricks, Perplexity.ai, Anyscale, Instabase, Conviva, Granica, Matroid, Forethought 
  • Player 1986-90, National Champion 1988
  • Cal BA, Political Economy 1990, Northwestern MBA 1996
Warren Spieker

Warren Spieker 

  • Managing Partner of Continuing Life LLC
  • Previously held Sales & Marketing, community start-up, and Vice President roles before becoming Managing Partner of Continuing Life in 2013.
  • Board member of Golden Eagles Rugby, San Diego Youth Rugby 
  • Rugby Player 1988-90, National Champion 1988
  • Cal BA History 1993, Northwestern MBA 2001
Matthew Taylor

Matthew J. Taylor 

  • Retired Private Equity industry professional
  • Player 1979-82, National Champion 1980, 1981, 1982
  • All National Tournament Team 1982; Old Blues 1983-89, 3x club national champion
  • Cal BA Physics 1982, USF MBA 1988, CFA Charterholder 
Ian Tong

Ian L. Tong

  • Chief Clinical Officer, Foresite Labs; Chief Medical Officer, Doctor On Demand; Chief Medical Officer, Included Health 
  • Board Observer, Thyme Care; Board President, Family Caregiver Alliance; Co-Founder, Rugby Opportunity Fund 
  • Player 1992-94, National Champion 1992, 1993, 1994
  • All-America 1994, 1996
  • Cal BA English 1994, University of Chicago MD 2002, Stanford Hospital Residency 2005
Blane Warhurst

Blane E. Warhurst 

  • Owner, Warhurst Properties
  • Assistant Football Coach, Chabot College; Rugby Coach, Old Blues, Hayward Griffins, U-19
  • Rugby Player 1971-75, Football Player 1972-74
  • All-California High School Football, 1970 (Claremont); Freshman MVP, Cal Football, Cal Rugby Captain, 1973-75; Pelicans Rugby 1976-87, California Grizzlies Rugby 1979-87, USNT 1981-87
  • Cal BS Kinesiology 1975, Cal State Hayward MS Kinesiology 1977
Jeffrey Warren

Jeffrey Earl Warren 

  • Real Estate Broker, Pacific Union International
  • CEO James Warren & Son Realtors; Sr. VP/Creative Director, Foote, Cone & Belding; Wilton Combs and Colnett; VP/Creative Director J. Walter Thompson; Sr. Copy Writer Ted Bates Advertising; Copy Writer, Dancer-Fitzgerald & Sample; Columnist, St. Helena Star; Author
  • Rugby Player 1966-69, Football Player 1966-67
  • Trustee, UC Berkeley Foundation; Director, University of California Medical Center Annual Giving Board; Director, University of California Women's Athletics; Director, University of California Big C Society; Director, University of California Bear Backers Board; Trustee, Pacific Legal Foundation; Director, St. Helena Public Schools Endowment Foundation; Founder and Director, St. Helena High School Ag Program; Director, St. Helena Youth Tennis Foundation; Founder and Director, Napa Community Foundation HOST (Help Our School Teachers); Director, (HABLA) Hispanic Anglo Bi-Lingual Association; Director, Vintner's Cup; Director, Napa Bank; Director, Napa Valley Hospice
  • Cal BA English 1970
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David Witter

  • Assistant District Attorney, Middlesex District Attorney's Office (2024-present); Senior Consultant, Deloitte 
  • Player 2006-10, National Champion 2007, 2008, 2010
  • Cal BA Political Science 2010, Johns Hopkins MA 2019, Boston University JD 2024
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Robert W. Witter Jr.

  • Retired since 2013 after 30-year career in financial services with Morgan Stanley, Mizuho Securities and Chemical Securities Corp
  • Cal New York Metro Committee 1996-2008
  • Supporter of Cal Women's Rugby, Haas School of Business
  • Builder of Berkeley
  • Player 1980, National Champion
  • Parent of Player David 2006-10
  • Namesake of Lead Donor Family for Witter Rugby Field; Robert W. Witter Family Foundation President
  • Cal BS Business Administration 1982, University of Chicago MBA 1984