Mike Love
Chair of the Board
Microsoft
Mike Love is a Director of Engineering and 15 year veteran at Microsoft Silicon in Silicon Valley. He manages teams of Silicon Design Engineers delivering custom microchips for Microsoft products including Xbox One and Hololens. Mike holds a BASc in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Waterloo, Canada.
Prior to serving as Chair of the Board, Mike served on the Chamber Executive Committee as Secretary, and chaired the Chamber's "EPIC" young professionals meetup group which he helped grow from a few hundred participants to over 800 in 2018.
Prior to serving as Chair of the Board, Mike served on the Chamber Executive Committee as Secretary, and chaired the Chamber's "EPIC" young professionals meetup group which he helped grow from a few hundred participants to over 800 in 2018.
Judy Kleinberg
CEO/President
Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce
President & CEO
Judy, a former Mayor of Palo Alto, is a business law attorney with experience in startups, high tech, media, nonprofits and government relations.
Prior to joining the Chamber in 2014, she directed local grantmaking for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation promoting civic innovation and social entrepreneurship. Previously she helped launch a Google.org-supported, mobile technology nonprofit for humanitarian response, was VP of Joint Venture Silicon Valley and an Exec. Director of TechAmerica.
An honors graduate of the Univ. of Michigan and Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law where she was a member of the Law Review, Judy taught business law for over 10 years and was a legal and consumer affairs reporter for Bay area TV. She was selected as a “Woman of the Year” by the California State Legislature and named a “Woman of Influence” by the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
Charlie Weidanz
Chair-elect and Secretary
Abilities United
CEO/President
Charlie joined Abilities United as the CEO in 2014. He has a 30 year history as a successful nonprofit leader. As a senior executive, primarily with the YMCA, he has served across the country in a variety of communities, from the Bay Area to New York. He brings deep experience in leading boards and creating a collaborative organizatoinal culture that drives results. His varied skills include financial management, fund development, program creation and staff development - all with the theme of "service to others."
Jon Goldman
Vice-Chair; Chair of the Government Action Committee
Premier Properties
Co-president, Owner
Jon is Co-President and Owner of Premier Property Management, the leading developer, property manager and broker of commercial property in downtown Palo Alto since 1982. He is a highly experienced Real Estate Broker with 10+ years of success in all phases of commercial real estate including development, leasing, sales, construction management, property management, financial analysis and expert witness testimony, and is a strategic advisor to a number of technology companies.
Jon is an active community volunteer, serving on the board of Racing Hearts, and a key supporter of Project Cornerstone (Redwood City schools), Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Men's Auxiliary Affiliate, and the City of Palo Alto Microenterprise Assistance Program. Jon is a Senior Fellow of the Chamber's Leadership Palo Alto program.
Jon is an active community volunteer, serving on the board of Racing Hearts, and a key supporter of Project Cornerstone (Redwood City schools), Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Men's Auxiliary Affiliate, and the City of Palo Alto Microenterprise Assistance Program. Jon is a Senior Fellow of the Chamber's Leadership Palo Alto program.
Nikki James
Treasurer
Opes Advisors: Nikki James
Nikki James is a Personal Finance Advisor and Mortgage Advisor with Opes Advisors in Palo Alto. She has over 25 years of experience in Real Estate and Real Estate Finance, and excels in helping clients make smart, strategic real estate financing decisions, whether purchasing, refinancing, remodeling or building a new home. She has more than 25 years of experience in financial services and specializes in residential and new construction financing, and consistently ranks in the top 1% of mortgage loan professionals nationwide.
Previously she was a Private Mortgage Banker for a large national bank and a Branch Manager for a Fortune 500 mortgage company.
Nikki brings her wealth of financial expertise to the Chamber as our Treasurer and is a member of our Executive Committee.
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Previously she was a Private Mortgage Banker for a large national bank and a Branch Manager for a Fortune 500 mortgage company.
Nikki brings her wealth of financial expertise to the Chamber as our Treasurer and is a member of our Executive Committee.
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Peter Stone
Past Chair of the Board
Hopkins & Carley, A Law Corporation
Peter is a practicing attorney in the Palo Alto office of Hopkins & Carley, the premiere regional Silicon Valley law firm. Hopkins & Carley has been meeting the legal needs of high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, business owners, and growth and midsize companies in a variety of industries for over 40 years. Peter practices in the Corporate, Tax & Business Transactions department, representing entrepreneurs, emerging companies and investors.
Shweta Bhatnagar
Director
Stanford University
Associate Director, Community Relations
Shweta Bhatnagar is the Associate Director of Community Relations at Stanford University where she serves as a primary contact and liaison between Stanford and community organizations, government officials, and businesses in and around Stanford. She has held public affairs positions in government, and was a staff assistant to elected officials. She has a Masters in Public Administration from George Washington University and is an Honors College graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Matt Dolan
Director
Homewood Suites by Hilton Palo Alto
General Manager
Matt has been a General Manager of Homewood Suites by Hilton since 2007 and helped develop and open the Homewood Suites in Palo Alto, Hilton's upscale, all-suite, extended-stay hotel brand. With a degree in Business Administration from Wichita State University and currently a Masters candidate in International Business, Matt brings deep expertise in management to our Board of Directors, including operational and best practices to achieve established revenue, expense and service standard goals.
Matt is an active volunteer with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Abilities United, as well as being a member of the Rotary Club of Palo Alto.
Matt is an active volunteer with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Abilities United, as well as being a member of the Rotary Club of Palo Alto.
