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Leo Spiegel ’83
Managing Partner, Mission Ventures

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Returning to the UC San Diego Foundation Board this year for his second term, Leo Spiegel is a serial startup founder, executive and investor, having worked with more than 50 companies with 25 exits including three IPOs and four companies he co-founded. He is currently managing partner of Spiegel Capital Management, investing in promising start-up companies. He is the immediate past chair of the Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego and joined the Leichtag Foundation Board in 2021. He currently serves on the International Leadership Committee for the Campaign for UC San Diego, the Dean’s Advisory Council at the Rady School of Management, the UC San Diego Innovation and Entrepreneurship Council and The Basement Executive Board. He was named a UC San Diego True Triton in 2020.
2021-2022 Trustees
- Jeff Silberman
- Sandra Timmons '81
- Pradeep K. Khosla
- Steve Hart, MA '80
- Leo Spiegel ’83
- Pelin Thorogood
- Deborah Bronston-Culp '80
- Andy Chedrick
- Una Davis
- Nathan East '78
- Phyllis Epstein
- Mick Farrell
- Bobbie Gilbert
- Mark Gleiberman
- Antonio Grillo-Lopez
- Taner Halıcıoğlu ‘96
- Larry Hershfield
- Gary Jacobs '79
- Sheri Jamieson '73
- William Jones
- James Kralik
- Wendy Kwok '99
- Jeanne Lawrence
- William Lee, MS '79 and PhD '82
- Susan Lew
- Gabriela Manriquez
- Robert S. Marren '86
- James Moffatt
- Matt Newsome '91
- Dene Oliver
- James Ong, MD '89
- Pam Palisoul '72
- Greg Papadopoulos '79
- Rafael Pastor
- Brian Powers
- Harry Rady
- Ann Reed
- Samara Reck-Peterson
- Lynn Schenk
- Drew Senyei
- Munjal Shah '95
- Stephen Strachan
- Scott Wolfe
- Sally WongAvery '75
- Ping Yeh
- Alfred Zollar, MA '76