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Angela Nomellini and Ken Olivier have a long history of supporting the GSE as well as many other º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø students, faculty, and programs across campus. In addition to her service on the GSE Advisory Council, Nomellini previously served on the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø Athletic Board, the GSE New Building Task Force, the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø Challenge Leadership Council, and the advisory board of the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø Initiative on Improving K–12 Education. She was awarded the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø Medal in 2016 for her decades of distinguished volunteer service to the university. Olivier, who is past chair and CEO of San Francisco asset management firm Dodge & Cox, currently serves on the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø Board of Trustees and the advisory boards of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) and the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR); previously, he served as a member of the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø Management Company’s board of directors. Their philanthropy has established professorships in international studies and educational technology, and an athletics scholarship, and provided support for FSI, SIEPR, º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø Athletics, the School of Medicine, the Hoover Institution, and the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program.

Tricia and Jeff Raikes are also longtime º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø supporters and active university citizens. In addition to serving on the GSE Advisory Council, Tricia Raikes is a member of the Undergraduate Cabinet and previously served as a member of the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø Challenge Leadership Council. Outside of º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø, she is a member of the Seattle Advisors Group and previously led Creative Services at Microsoft. Jeff Raikes, former CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has served as a member and chair of the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø Board of Trustees. He is also a former member of the Hoover Institution Board of Overseers, the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø Challenge Leadership Council, and the Presidential Search Committee. The couple co-founded the Raikes Foundation, which focuses on empowering youth and creating a just and inclusive society. Together with their foundation, the Raikeses’ philanthropy has supported the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program, established an undergraduate scholarship, invested in º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø Athletics, and supported research into successful college transitions and equitable learning environments.