Board of Directors

Steve Cadigan

Steve Cadigan, founder of Cadigan Talent Ventures, advises a wide range of domestic and international companies that include Twitter, Google, GoPro, The Royal Bank of Scotland, and the BBC. He also regularly counsels on talent topics for some of Silicon Valley’s leading VC firms, such as Andreesen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Sequoia, and Greylock Partners.   Steve worked for over 25 years as an HR executive for diverse companies and industries, which include Cisco Systems, Electronic Arts, and served as the first CHRO for LinkedIn. Steve also serves on the Board of Directors to two organizations and sits on the Advisory Board of several others. Steve graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in History and received an MA in HROD from the University of San Francisco.

Rick Stafford

As retired President and Chairman of the Board of Murray Company where he spent over 30 years, Stafford is the Board’s industry expert from outside the company, serves on the Boards of multiple other companies, and provides his knowledgeable counsel on the topic of employee-owned companies.

Laurie Dreyer

Laurie Dreyer is currently on the Board and the Director of Development at Taylor Design, an Architecture, Interiors and Design Strategies firm with offices in California.  Her business experience includes Principal/VP leadership roles at Gensler, Anshen+Allen, Stantec and Harris. She held Human Resources leadership roles at Psomas and The Ratcliff Architects. With her passion for learning, Laurie has taught for the AIA and ACEC conferences, AEBL, Equity by Design, and KA Connect. She maintains an active role in ACEC’s Senior Executive’s Institute. Publications include ENR, Design Intelligence, the AIA Practice Handbook for HR, and Fast Company.  Laurie graduated from University of California, Berkeley with a BA in History.