On the personal side:

Simon is a native of Nottingham, England who originally came to the U.S. on a Division 1 soccer scholarship. His mother thought it would be a quick 4 years across the pond and then he’d return home. That was 20 years ago and she’s still waiting.

Simon still plays soccer on the weekends and recently learned how to kite surf. He sits on the board of the California Shakespeare Theater, as well as the advisory boards of Girls Incorporated of Alameda County and the Achieve Program. Through Achieve, Baker Ave gives full 4-year high school scholarships to 2 Oakland students from low-income families. Simon lives in New York with his English Sheep dog, Mr. Riley.

Something you may not know about Simon:

While in college, Simon had a summer job in London covering Wimbledon for HBO. There was a lot of rain during the tournament that year, so HBO had to find ways to kill time on the live feed. During one rain delay, Simon performed a skit with Cris Collinsworth in which he challenged the famed sportscaster to a “slide off” down a muddy embankment. Cris accepted the challenge and jumped. Simon, the instigator, didn’t. His only response: “Those crazy Americans.”

On the personal side:

When he’s away from the office, King enjoys teaching his border collie, Charley, new tricks and playing competitive golf. He has made 1 hole-in-one (so far). King serves on the board of directors of the John Susko Memorial Fund for Junior Golf, a San Francisco foundation that supports junior and high school golf and provides inner-city children access to the game. He also serves on the board of directors of the Lowell Alumni Association and advises on its endowment portfolio.

Something you may not know about King:

King spends most of his waking hours looking at stock charts and can recite the ticker symbols of nearly every company in the S&P 500. In any given year, he reviews close to 15,000 charts looking for the next winner.

On the Personal Side:

Doug hails from the great state of Tennessee. His southern roots keep him "down home", gentlemanly and well natured. Several years in New York gave him his competitive edge and forced him to trade in his Hush Puppies for dark suits and ties. His southern drawl is long gone, although it could be argued that at certain times of the day, it can still be heard.

Doug is an avid water sportsman and outdoor enthusiast. On sunny days you can find him paddling to the Golden Gate Bridge. Doug enjoys a competitive game of hoops and has a hard time turning down an invitation to play in basketball leagues around the City. He thinks he can still dunk.

Doug is active in his local community and supports multiple charities and foundations in the Bay Area with his wife Holly. He coaches his daughters Grace and Ava soccer and basketball teams and recently completed back-to-back undefeated seasons. Not that anyone’s counting.

Something you may not know about Doug:

Doug makes his own brand of deep dish pizza he affectionately calls the “The Dougie”. From dough to tomatoes, pepperoni to paprika and sausage to sage, Doug’s pie is a made from scratch weighs in at 6 lbs fully cooked. It won’t win any beauty contests, but they say it has never left a palate wanting. Best served with a splash of one’s favorite libation, Doug prefers a lively social setting to help devour the goods. While the recipe is proprietary, his view on the markets is not.

On the personal side:

Jerry is husband to Alison and Dad to daughters Christina and Katie. His recreational interests include skiing, boating, and motorsports. Jerry may have been a racecar driver in a past life. In this life, however, his time behind the wheel is spent shuttling his children around.

Jerry is active in his church and community. He is a Special Olympics coach and a member of the fundraising committee for Giant Steps Therapeutic Equestrian Center, an innovative nonprofit program for people with disabilities and other special needs. Jerry also led a project to fund and build a computer lab for Old First Reach, an afterschool mentoring program for inner-city youth.

Something you may not know about Jerry:

Jerry originally wanted to be an architect. He decided to attend the University of Texas at Arlington because of its strong architecture program, but soon after beginning his studies he realized that his true calling was finance. He quickly transferred to the school of business and the rest is history. But Jerry still finds ways to indulge his passion for architecture and design, including a number of interior and landscape design projects at his own residence. More recently, Jerry has been experimenting with spot and arc welding. After mastering a few more techniques, he plans to weld a metal sculpture for the garden—assuming he gets his wife Alison's approval.

On the personal side:

Away from the office, Keith’s biggest passion is professional sports, a potential occupation choice that would narrowly finish second behind going into accounting…

Growing up in the suburbs outside London, England, Keith’s favorite sport along with many other people in that part of the world is soccer (or football as he calls it). Though, on moving to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2002, Keith quickly fell into America’s summer pastime, baseball. Keith also loves travelling to places with a warmer climate than he experienced growing up. Hawaii currently tops his list of favorite places visited, although he feels he should now visit Tahiti, just to see how the two compare.

Something you may not know about Keith:

Keith has visited twelve of the thirty-two major league baseball parks along with a number of triple-A minor league parks. His goal is to take in a game at each of the remaining major league parks he is yet to experience.

On the personal side:

Jacques and his wife, Jennifer, live in San Francisco with their 4 children, Madeleine, James, Olivia, and Camille. Jacques enjoys art projects and city adventures with his kids. He is also an avid photographer and plays basketball in several city leagues.

Something you may not know about Jacques:

Jacques’ first official job was on a farm in Belgium at the age of 10. His tasks included driving a tractor during the harvest, stacking hay, herding and milking cows, cleaning pigpens, collecting hen eggs, and delivering the occasional calf. The pay was limited to the joys of farm life. So much for child labor laws in Belgium in the 70s.

On the personal side:

Chris lives with his wife and two children in Modesto, CA where he is actively involved in local government as a member of the city’s Planning Commission and charitably as the Treasurer of the Miracle League of Stanislaus County. Chris is an avid sports enthusiast. A former collegiate athlete in lacrosse and ice hockey, these days Chris can be found most early weekend mornings cycling with friends in Stanislaus County’s beautiful countryside.

Something you may not know about Chris:

To celebrate a recent milestone birthday Chris persuaded friends to join him on a small outing to the very top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. If on the way to 19,300’, Chris’ friends were hoping that future birthdays would be spent poolside, they shouldn’t count on it. Chris is already setting his sights even higher with a goal with a trek up Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Americas at 22,800’, by his next milestone birthday.

On the personal side:

Brent is originally from Sutherland, Nebraska. After stints in his home state, Kansas, Arizona, and New York City, he finally found his home in San Francisco.

In a small twist of fate, Brent met his wife, Mary, while hanging out with CEO Simon Baker. After some encouragement from Simon, Brent got up the nerve to talk to her. They’ve been together ever since. They welcomed their son, Moses, into the family in August 2008. When he’s not working, Brent enjoys golf, traveling, history, and reading. He’s also a big Cornhuskers football and Jayhawks basketball fan.

Something you may not know about Brent:

In 1999, Brent hiked the "Camino de Santiago", an ancient pilgrimage route that crosses Europe and ends in Northwest Spain. He started his trek in the French Pyrenees mountains, just across the border from Pamplona, Spain. After walking 20 miles a day for 26 days, he arrived at the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela. Brent says the whole experience is beautiful in its simplicity: "All you do is get up in the morning and start walking." While he learned a lot on the trip, the one area where he truly became an expert was on blisters. He hopes to put this expertise to good use someday on a repeat of the trip with his son, Moses.

On the personal side:

Eric is a member of the board of trustees at Golden Gate Community Church. He and his wife, Rebecca, are active with Morning Star Center for Social Progress, an organization dedicated to providing educational, social, and health assistance to underprivileged African communities. Through Morning Star, they helped found a K-12 school in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Eric and Rebecca live in San Francisco with their 3 children, Josiah, Alana, and Alexa, a set of triplets born in July 2008. All parents like to think that their kids are one in a million, but since the odds of having healthy spontaneous triplets are almost as low as winning the lottery, Eric is proud to say that his children actually are.

Something you may not know about Eric:

Eric likes to ski, surf, and spend time outdoors. He was a ski instructor at Vail for several winters teaching turns to a few now-famous names in banking and sports. One winter he logged over 150 days of skiing, which equates to just 2 non-snow days per month for an entire ski season. And just in case you’re concerned, Eric wants you to know that last year he logged only 6 days on the mountain.

On the personal side:

Scott is originally from Southborough, Massachusetts. In 2001, he moved to Texas for Fidelity Investments, thinking he would stay for just a year or two. Then he met his wife, Beth. It’s been 9 years since, and he’s never looked back. Scott and Beth live in Dallas with their 3-year-old son, Owen. Scott enjoys kiteboarding, fishing, scuba diving, cooking, and golf. He’s also a die-hard Patriots, Celtics, and Red Sox fan.

Something you may not know about Scott:

Once a year, Scott travels to the island of Andros in the Bahamas with his uncle, Captain “Art” Stephens, a commercial stone crab and lobster fisherman famous in the Florida Keys, for a week of deep-sea fishing, diving, snorkeling, kiteboarding, bonefishing, and spearfishing. In 2003, Scott dove 115 feet to the edge of the “Tongue of the Ocean” trench, right where it drops off 5000 feet into the abyss. “It’s pretty scary when you’re so far down that you can’t see the top of the ocean,” says Scott. “It’s a whole different, breathtaking world.”

On the personal side:

Rick is committed to building sustainable business relationships rooted in integrity. He frequently writes and speaks on the topics of values-based financial planning and socially responsible investing. He is a member of the Silicon Valley Microfinance Network (SVMN). Rick has also served on the boards of the Academy of Friends, a nonprofit organization that raises money to combat HIV and AIDS, and Friends of the Children San Francisco, a program for disadvantaged inner-city youth.

Rick volunteers as a neighborhood organizer for Friends of the Urban Forest, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a greener San Francisco through tree planting and community involvement. He is also active in his community as a traffic and safety leader. Rick is an avid amateur photographer, a passion that’s been reinforced by his extensive international travels. He is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in photography at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco.

Something you may not know about Rick:

Rick once had a guest spot on the hit TV show Desperate Housewives. The episode “One More Kiss” opens with Rick kissing a woman at a party at Bree Van de Kamp’s home. This was his 3 seconds of fame.

Alter Ego

Gregg was born in Huntington, New York where he spent his early years enjoying life on the ocean and water sports. He moved to Arlington, Texas when the airline industry moved his family to Texas.

He sent most of his life travelling the world, visiting many exotic destinations like Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and the BVIs. He loves all sports and is an avid golfer and water sport enthusiast. Gregg has been a Dallas Cowboy fan since the ripe old young age of 2 and still has the Roger Staubach PJ’s to prove it!

Something you may not know about Gregg

Gregg once lived in St Croix, helping to rebuild the city after a devastating hurricane hit the island, knocking out most of the infrastructure. His scuba diving travels have taken him to two of the largest reefs in the world, and he has a passion for swimming with and petting sharks. In the near future, Gregg hopes to take his interest in Sharks to the next level and participate in cage diving with the Great White Sharks of Northern California.

On a Personal Note

Rich is married to his beautiful wife, Darcee, who he met at college and has two precious daughters, Kyla and Zoey and his son, a shaggy dog named Cole. On her own accord, his twelve-year-old daughter, Kyla, wrote and published her first novel in 2012, the trilogy is on the way…. His eight year-old daughter, Zoey, is scoring goals left and right and is well on her way to becoming the next Mia Hamm Gooooaaaal!!!.

Something You Don’t Know About Rich

In 1989, he learned how to sell solutions early on in his career. Employed at age 11, he helped increase sales of expensive baseball card sets at a local dealer with his suggestion to break up the complete sets into more affordable team groupings. His reasoning? No kid could afford the whole set, but they would love to own all the cards from their favorite teams. I guess that could be called marketing to the micro-customer! He has come a long way since then, but has never lost his knack for identifying a problem and creating an effective, end-to-end solution.

Jared was born and raised in a small town in Northwest North Dakota. At a young age, he started working at his family’s business, Johnson Oil Co., with his father and grandfather. After high school and college in North Dakota, he wanted to experience a different part of the country, so he moved to Texas to start his career. Within a year, he met his wife, Meg, and they made Texas home. Eleven years later, the two “honorary Texans” couldn’t imagine life anywhere else.

Jared enjoys spending most of his free time with his 2 year old son, Charlie, but when time permits, can be found taking in a round of golf or attending a local sporting event. He religiously follows the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux men’s hockey team, has quite a collection of Sioux memorabilia, and even installed a special satellite dish at home to ensure he never misses a game. He’s also an avid fan of the Texas Rangers, Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Stars.

Something you may not know about Jared: Jared and Meg own two horses and enjoy all things equestrian. Meg competes in the western sport of Reining, which takes up much of their weekends. Although Jared doesn’t compete, he considers himself an excellent groom and horse chauffer.

On the personal side:

Hannah is a huge sports fanatic. She has impressed many people with her knowledge about football, hockey, baseball, golf, tennis, and basketball. Growing up in St. Louis, attending sporting events was all there was to do for entertainment. Fed up with the limited options of food, entertainment, and a potential husband, Hannah moved to San Francisco in 2004. It was the best decision of her life. Finally, she was surrounded by a variety of restaurants, still lived in a sports town, could choose from many activities the Bay Area had to offer, and in September 2011, got married. Although she misses her Midwestern upbringing, she has no plans to ever go back.

Something you may not know about Hannah:

Hannah was lucky enough to marry a man with the same last name. As a joke, she told her friends she was considering hyphenating her name to Kim-Kim. They all loved the idea so much that all her friends still refer to her as Hannah Kim-Kim.

On the personal side:

Maria is a member of both UC Berkeley’s Latino Business Alumni Association and Hermanas Unidas Alumni. She is also involved with the Achieve program, serving as a mentor for high school students. Maria enjoys scrapbooking and salsa dancing, and is an aspiring golfer.

Something you may not know about Maria:

In 1992, Maria competed in a children’s track race at the state level in Jalisco, Mexico. To her surprise, she won first place and, in addition to her big medal, she got to spend a day with Carlos Rivera Aceves, the governor of the state of Jalisco at the time. Her relocation to the United States brought her track and field career to an abrupt and untimely end, but she still thinks fondly of her “glory days.”

On the personal side:

In Sherine’s free time, she loves to learn about different cultures and countries. She’s been fortunate enough to travel to many countries with her family. Sherine has volunteered abroad as well. She spent time in Peru, installing alternative technologies of cooking stoves to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and eliminate harmful smoke in homes. Sherine also volunteered at a turtle protection program in Costa Rica.

Something you may not know about Sherine: Because Sherine travels to the Middle East frequently, she’s always wanted to learn Farsi. In college, she studied the language for two years. Now she can read, write, and converse in Farsi.