Board of Directors
Board Chair Jon Fisher
We are delighted to welcome Silicon Valley entrepreneur and philanthropist Jon Fisher as the incoming Chair of Bay.org. Winner of multiple awards for entrepreneurship, Jon sold his own NFTs before founding the software company ViciNFT, prior to building three companies including Bharosa—which produced the Oracle Adaptive Access Manager and sold to Oracle Corporation. An Adjunct Professor at University of San Francisco, he is the author of “Strategic Entrepreneurism: Shattering the Start-Up Entrepreneurial Myths (2008)” and is named on over 100 patents globally. Fisher has been a trustee of the Nueva School in Hillsborough, the Pacific Vascular Research Foundation in South San Francisco, and has served on the board of the Buck Institute For Age Research. An avid volunteer Diver and marine conservationist, he has supported the Aquarium’s fund-raising efforts with his wife Darla and daughter Avery, during the most challenging Covid/ post-Covid years.
Angelique Tompkins
Secretary
Kay Carney
JJ Hanley
Jacqueline Miller
Ben Bleiman,
Chair (Outgoing)
Thank You Ben Bleiman
You have been at the helm of the Aquarium and Bay.org for many years and especially, during its toughest period during Covid-19 shut-down which saw our challenges multiply with payroll, debt re-structure, re-financing negotiations and federal assistance. Despite its impact on your personal business, you provided unwavering leadership to Bay.org and navigated the storm with a sense of higher societal purpose for which we are grateful. Thank you and Farewell!
