MRF Structure

Management Board

The Management Board is made up of major donors interested in taking an active role and responsibility in all aspects of the operation of the organization. All members of the Board are volunteers. It currently consists of the following people:

Lew Aronson, Ph.D.

Lew is the founder of the MRF and the current chairman of the Management Board. He is the Chief Scientist at Finisar.

Paul Rosenberg

Paul is a Senior Product Development Engineer at Finisar.

Jan Lipson, Ph.D.

Jan is a Venture Partner with DynaFund Ventures

Dick Woodrow

Dick is Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Finisar.

John Sanguinetti, Ph.D.

John is the Chief Technical Officer of Forte Design Systems.

The Board has the following responsibilities:

Granting funds

The Management Board makes the final decision about funding project proposals. While funding tends to be awarded for multi-year periods, the board retains the right to redirect or withdraw funding if a research group's activities substantially diverge from the goals of the Fund or the quality of the work is found not to be as represented in the grant proposal. The MRF will also reserve the right to audit the financial records of funding recipients.

Management of funds

The MRF primarily relies on the resources of the Peninsula Community Foundation to manage funds which have not been distributed. However, the Board has the authority to direct the disposition of unallocated funds within the guidelines of the Peninsula Community Foundation.

Appointment of the Medical Review Board

The Board appoints the members of the Medical Review Board.

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