Board of Directors
Our dedicated board officers and members guide us toward a sustainable future and help us to fulfill our mission.
Clem Bason – Board Chair and Member of Finance Committee
Mr. Bason is the CEO of DealBase Corporation, which operates several online travel sites focused on value-conscious consumers.
Before DealBase, Mr. Bason was president of Hotwire, a business unit of Expedia Inc. and had worked at Gap Inc., McKinsey & Co., and Accenture. Mr. Bason received his M.B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and earned a B.A. in business administration from the University of Delaware.
Reto Jauch — Board Vice Chair
Reto Jauch is a founding partner of SZ&J, offering expert counsel to Boards on governance, succession planning, and executive search. Born and raised in central Switzerland, his curiosity about the world inspired him to study History of Economics. His background includes European leadership roles in executive search and diverse board assignments, such as with the Swiss Guard Foundation and Kaleido Private Bank. Fluent in German, English, French and Italian, Reto brings a global perspective to his advisory work.
Marnie Webb – CEO and Board Member
Marnie Webb is the CEO of TechSoup, where she partners with organizations, corporations, and philanthropic institutions worldwide to support civil society. With over 30 years of experience, she builds teams and solutions for significant community impact. Marnie also serves on the boards of Safe Place International and Chapter 510.
Rebecca Masisak – TechSoup Executive Chair and Board Member
Rebecca Masisak is the former CEO and current Executive Chair of TechSoup.
Michael Saunders — Board Treasurer and Member of Finance Committee
Mr. Saunders is the president of Information Organizers, LLC.
Prior to this role, Mr. Saunders was editor at HandsNet for six years. During that period, Mr. Saunders oversaw the effort to make the shift from HandsNet Classic, a proprietary online service, to a totally web-enabled platform, WebClipper, to support more than 3,000 online members.
Anthony Lee — Board Member
Mr. Lee is a managing director of Altos Ventures, where he focuses on software and digital media investments.
Before joining Altos, he led marketing efforts for three startup companies, including Evolve Software (Nasdaq: EVLV, later acquired by Oracle). Mr. Lee co-founded and co-chaired the C100, a network of top Canadian technology leaders dedicated to supporting Canadian entrepreneurs. He is a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy and served as a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Mr. Lee is also a founding member of the Full Circle Fund, a venture philanthropy group based in San Francisco. Mr. Lee received his M.B.A. from Stanford University and earned a B.A. in politics and economics from Princeton University.
Todd Khozein — Board Member
Mr. Khozein is a partner at SecondMuse and a pioneer in systems innovation based on biological models.
In this context, he has studied and applied systems theory to organizational innovation, developing systems in industries ranging from medicine to entertainment. Mr. Khozein has extensive international experience working with corporations and governments. He holds Doctor of Medicine and Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of New Mexico.
Camille Watson — Board Member
Camille Watson has 25 years of experience in marketing and general business management.
Ms. Watson built consumer marketing and general management experience in the consumer packaged goods space at both Procter & Gamble and The Clorox Company. She then moved to the e-commerce space as the director of marketing for Netflix, Inc., and then in vice president of marketing roles at Stubhub, Gamefly, and LivingSocial. She has also worked in the healthcare space as chief marketing Officer for Rally Health and JumpstartMD and currently consults with a variety of organization types.
She serves on the Board of Trustees for Palo Alto University in addition to being a board member of TechSoup. Ms. Watson received both a bachelor's degree in psychology and an MBA from Stanford University.
Charles Armstrong — Board Member
Charles Armstrong is a social entrepreneur based in London.
Since 2009, Mr. Armstrong has specialized in helping cities cultivate new innovation districts through a combination of workspace development, support programs, and community facilitation. Mr. Armstrong founded The Trampery, which has been involved in the realization of two clusters in London, UK, and one in Oslo, Norway. Clients and partners include the UK Prime Minister's Office, Publicis Worldwide, Barbican Centre, City of Oslo and the British Fashion Council.
Mr. Armstrong studied social and political sciences at St John's College Cambridge and went on to study with Lord Young of Dartington, one of the architects of Britain's postwar society. He sits on the Mayor of London's Workspace Providers Board, helping develop policy for London's entrepreneurial sector, and is a board member of TechSoup, as well as serving since 2009 on the board of Fundacja TechSoup, based in Warsaw, Poland.