Six New Distinguished Directors Join BizWorld's Board

Online, September 30, 2010 (Newswire.com) - SIX NEW DISTINGISHED DIRECTORS JOIN BIZWORLD'S BOARD
San Francisco, CA -The BizWorld Foundation proudly announces the election of six new Directors to its National Board. The BizWorld Foundation inspires children to be innovative leaders through the teaching of entrepreneurship, business and finance. BizWorld connects third to eighth grade students to the real world by providing curricula, training educators and fostering collaboration between education and business.

"Business and entrepreneurship curricula is often over-looked in the classroom, but the many benefits that children gain from learning these basic business skills is impossible to measure. I look forward to helping BizWorld reach mores students," said new board member Stephen Silver, Chairman/CEO Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry.

The BizWorld Foundation's current board:
Tim Draper, Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Founder and Chairman of The BizWorld Foundation
Michela Aliot Pier, District 2 Supervisor, The City of San Francisco
Keir J. Beadling, Chief Executive Officer, Mavericks Surf Ventures, Inc./Evolve Sports, LLC
T. Hale Boggs, III, Managing Partner, Manatt Phelps & Phillips
The Honorable Chris Burnham, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Deutsche Bank, Asset Management
Tony Clemendor, Chief Operations Officer, Optionetics
Gaurang Desai, Managing Director, Linden Advisors
The Honorable William H. Draper, III, Managing Director, Draper Richards
The Honorable Bruce Gelb, BRG Consultants, LLC
Rob Goldberg, Senior Vice President, Tommy Bahama
Harry Gould, Senior Vice President, Informatica Systems
Scott Hinshaw, First Vice President-Investments, Merrill Lynch
The Honorable Brenda LaGrange Johnson, BrenMer Industries, Inc.
Kathryn Mosbacher Wheeler, Writer/Journalist
Steve Singer, Partner, Greenstein, Rogoff, Olsen & Co, LLP
Jim Steele, Chief Customer Officer, Salesforce.com
Michael Wolfe, Entrepreneur in Residence, Benchmark Capital
Catherine Hutton Markwell, Chief Executive Officer, The BizWorld Foundation

"We welcome the in-depth knowledge and diverse experience that the new directors will bring to the board. Their business savvy and overwhelming enthusiasm for our mission will help us to create the next generation of outstanding entrepreneurs," notes Tim Draper, Chairman and Founder of The BizWorld Foundation and Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson.

Welcome new board Directors:
Lawrence E. Bathgate, II, Senior Partner, Bathgate, Wegener & Wolf, P.C.
Andrew Bartlow, Vice President, Senior Business Partner at Wells Fargo
Alan M. Dunn, Partner, Stewart and Stewart
Robert Quartel, Chairman and CEO, NTELX
Stephen Silver, Chairman/CEO, Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry
Peter S. Watson, Former chairman, President and CEO, U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation

"The new directors are experts in business, law, and finance and see the importance of early entrepreneurial education," states Catherine Hutton Markwell, Chief Executive Officer, The BizWorld Foundation. "We look forward to their expertise in helping us inspire children all over the United States and globally."

The BizWorld Foundation's National Board looks forward to welcoming these six new members at BizWorld's Education Luncheon on Tuesday, December 14th at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco. The luncheon celebrates education and entrepreneurship and features special guest Ron Conway, Founder and Managing Partner, Angel Investors. For more information about the luncheon, please contact Lindsey Boyer at [email protected]

Media Contact:
Lauren Bruniges
The BizWorld Foundation
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415-503-5880