Jeff Kumataka

The James Irvine Foundation operates nonprofit grant making foundation an expanding opportunity for the people of California to participate in a vibrant, inclusive and successful society. Its grant making is organized around three program areas: Arts, Youth, and California Perspectives. The Foundation has provided more than $900 million in grants to nonprofit organizations throughout California. The organization was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Heald College is regionally accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education. That's a quality certification that must be earned and that not every college gets. It makes Heald education more valuable. It allows having articulation agreements with other regionally accredited institutions that accept Heald credits toward bachelor's degree programs. Heald apart is that have been around for over 145 years. It started with one campus in San Francisco, back in 1863, and expanded to 11 campuses across the western United States, Concord, Fresno, Hayward, Rancho Cordova, Roseville, Salinas, San Francisco, San Jose, Stockton, Honolulu and Portland.

Planet U operates an online promotions network for the consumer goods industry. It provides manufacturers and retailers with the capability to deliver personalized and targeted promotions across its network of retailer Web sites. The company was founded by Bill Purcell and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.