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Bill Bradley has been a national leader for more than thirty years and is well known for his hard work, intelligence, candor and vision. His experiences are diverse--from winning an Olympic gold medal in basketball in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, to representing New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1979 to 1997, to running for President in 2000. Bill Bradley was a three-time All-American basketball player at Princeton University and graduated with honors in 1965 with a degree in American History. He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, where he earned a graduate degree after studying politics, philosophy, and economics. Bradley went on to be a star professional basketball player for the New York Knicks from 1967 to 1977. During that time the Knicks won two National Basketball Association championships (1970 and 1973). Bill Bradley was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982. Bradley is managing director of Allen & Company, Incorporated, serves as chief outside adviser to McKinsey & Company’s non-profit division and is Honorary Executive Chairman of the Save Ellis Island fundraising initiative. From 1997 to 1999, he was a senior advisor and vice chairman of the International Council of J.P. Morgan & Company Incorporated. During that time he also served as an essayist for CBS Evening News, and as a visiting professor at Stanford University, Notre Dame University, and the University of Maryland. Bradley has authored five books including Time Present, Time Past, about his life as a Senator and his travels throughout the country, Values of the Game, his book of basketball inspired essays that went on to be a New York Times best seller, and his newest book, The Journey From Here.

Tim spent eight years at Yahoo! Inc. during which time he held several positions, the last of which was as the company's Chief Product Officer. As Yahoo!'s third employee, Tim played a key role in successfully managing all marketing, operation and business development to launch Yahoo! commercially, and to help make Yahoo! into one of the most recognized brands and successful businesses on the Internet. Prior to Yahoo!, Tim spent three years with Motorola in Tokyo. He holds an M.B.A. from Harvard University and a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University.

Frank is the Associate Dean of Finance and the Chief Financial Officer at the Stanford Law School. Frank graduated from San Jose State University and worked as an accountant before joining Stanford in 1983. He served as Assistant Financial Manager, Financial Services Manager, and Active Associate Dean for Stanford Law School, before beginning work in his two current positions. Frank brings extensive financial and administrative experience to the Quest Scholars Program, and has played a crucial role in the Program's development since its inception in 1993.

Isabel is a Quest Scholar from the class of 1996, and is currently a student at UCLA School of Law. She received her B.A. in political science with an emphasis in international relations from Stanford University in 2002. Isabel has been involved with Quest on many different levels. Since her participation as a student, she has served as a summer counselor, associate director, the organization's first full-time employee, and is now the first alum to be elected to the Board of Directors. Isabel is an associate editor for the UCLA Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs and was recently named managing editor of the Chicano/Latino Law Review. She is the fundraising director for the Seventh Annual National Latina/o Law Student Conference to be held at UCLA in October 2003, volunteers as legal counsel for the worker’s justice division of the Los Angeles Legal Aid Foundation, and mentors aspiring law students of disadvantaged backgrounds.

Donald Kennedy is an American scientist, public administrator and academic. He received an A.B. and a Ph.D. in Biology from Harvard University before moving to Stanford University for much of his professional career. Kennedy worked as Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration for 26 months during the Carter Administration. He then served as vice-president and provost of Stanford. In 1980, Kennedy was then named Stanford's eighth president and remained in the position until 1992. Since 2000, he has been editor-in-chief of Science, the prestigious weekly published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Trained as a biologist, Kennedy has become an expert in environmental problems related to major land-use changes, economically driven alterations in agricultural practice, global climate change and the development of regulatory practices.

Ana Rowena serves as Co-Founder and President of the Quest Scholars Program. While an undergraduate at Stanford, she co-founded the Program with Michael McCullough. For this, she received the Dinkelspiel Award for outstanding contributions to education at Stanford. Ana Rowena worked for five years as a consulting scientist to the Environmental Defense Fund, a national non-profit environmental organization, and served as a research associate for Stanford President Emeritus Donald Kennedy. She holds a J.D. degree from Stanford Law School where she focused on environmental law.

Michael serves as Co-Founder of the Quest Scholars Program and Founder of QuestBridge. Following his successful co-founding, direction and institutionalization of the Stanford Medical Youth Science Program from 1987-1989, Michael co-founded Quest with Ana Rowena Mallari McCullough . After attending medical school at the University of California San Francisco , Michael trained in emergency medicine at the Stanford University Hospital . In his early years, Michael became the first undergraduate to teach at the Stanford Medical School . Michael attended Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, and served as the student advisor to the regional and overseas health related public service projects.

David is a Senior Lecturer and the former Director of Clinical Education at the Stanford Law School. His principal course subjects include corporate tax, tax policy colloquium, and White Collar Crime. He holds a B. A. from Rutgers University and graduated magna cum laude from Rutgers-Newark Law School. He was a partner at Lowenstein, Sandler, Kohl, Fisher, and Boylan before starting his own practice, and has been a lecturer at both Rutgers-Newark and Santa Clara Law Schools. David founded Mills & Lynn Enterprises and is a managing partner of Harbourton Enterprises. He has served as Chairman of both the ABA Committee on Partnership Taxation and the New Jersey Bar Association Section of Taxation. David sits on the board of several other non-profits such as the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, as well as a few profit-making ventures.

Bob Sternfels is a Partner at McKinsey's West Coast office based in San Francisco. He co-leads their North America Manufacturing Practice which has over 60 dedicated specialists that focus on helping clients design and execute broad-based operational transformations. Bob has worked with clients around the world (North American, Europe, Africa and Asia) covering sectors ranging from basic materials, medical devices, high tech, financial institutions, and consumer goods. His experiences range from operations strategy to execution of that strategy. Bob has authored documents on most aspects of productivity improvement, including manufacturing strategy, breakthroughs, capital productivity, change management, overhead reductions, and integrated turnarounds. Bob spent six years in South Africa helping to build McKinsey's practice in Africa. In San Francisco, Bob leads the West Coast Operations Group. Bob has a BA with honors from Stanford University and a MA in politics, philosophy, and economics from Oxford University where he was a Rhodes Scholar.


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Home National College Match College Prep Scholarship Student Resource Center Refer A Student About Us Mission & Vision History Board of Directors Board of Advisors Quest Staff Donors How to Donate Job Opportunities QB In The Press Contact Us	Board of Directors The Quest Scholars Program Board of Directors is made up of eight experienced individuals with diverse educational and professional backgrounds. Bill Bradley Bill Bradley has been a national leader for more than thirty years and is well known for his hard work, intelligence, candor and vision. His experiences are diverse--from winning an Olympic gold medal in basketball in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, to representing New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1979 to 1997, to running for President in 2000. Bill Bradley was a three-time All-American basketball player at Princeton University and graduated with honors in 1965 with a degree in American History. He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, where he earned a graduate degree after studying politics, philosophy, and economics. Bradley went on to be a star professional basketball player for the New York Knicks from 1967 to 1977. During that time the Knicks won two National Basketball Association championships (1970 and 1973). Bill Bradley was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982. Bradley is managing director of Allen & Company, Incorporated, serves as chief outside adviser to McKinsey & Company’s non-profit division and is Honorary Executive Chairman of the Save Ellis Island fundraising initiative. From 1997 to 1999, he was a senior advisor and vice chairman of the International Council of J.P. Morgan & Company Incorporated. During that time he also served as an essayist for CBS Evening News, and as a visiting professor at Stanford University, Notre Dame University, and the University of Maryland. Bradley has authored five books including Time Present, Time Past, about his life as a Senator and his travels throughout the country, Values of the Game, his book of basketball inspired essays that went on to be a New York Times best seller, and his newest book, The Journey From Here. Tim Brady, CEO, Quest Scholars Program Tim spent eight years at Yahoo! Inc. during which time he held several positions, the last of which was as the company's Chief Product Officer. As Yahoo!'s third employee, Tim played a key role in successfully managing all marketing, operation and business development to launch Yahoo! commercially, and to help make Yahoo! into one of the most recognized brands and successful businesses on the Internet. Prior to Yahoo!, Tim spent three years with Motorola in Tokyo. He holds an M.B.A. from Harvard University and a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University. Frank Brucato Frank is the Associate Dean of Finance and the Chief Financial Officer at the Stanford Law School. Frank graduated from San Jose State University and worked as an accountant before joining Stanford in 1983. He served as Assistant Financial Manager, Financial Services Manager, and Active Associate Dean for Stanford Law School, before beginning work in his two current positions. Frank brings extensive financial and administrative experience to the Quest Scholars Program, and has played a crucial role in the Program's development since its inception in 1993. Isabel Cesanto, Quest Scholar 1996 Isabel is a Quest Scholar from the class of 1996, and is currently a student at UCLA School of Law. She received her B.A. in political science with an emphasis in international relations from Stanford University in 2002. Isabel has been involved with Quest on many different levels. Since her participation as a student, she has served as a summer counselor, associate director, the organization's first full-time employee, and is now the first alum to be elected to the Board of Directors. Isabel is an associate editor for the UCLA Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs and was recently named managing editor of the Chicano/Latino Law Review. She is the fundraising director for the Seventh Annual National Latina/o Law Student Conference to be held at UCLA in October 2003, volunteers as legal counsel for the worker’s justice division of the Los Angeles Legal Aid Foundation, and mentors aspiring law students of disadvantaged backgrounds. Donald Kennedy Donald Kennedy is an American scientist, public administrator and academic. He received an A.B. and a Ph.D. in Biology from Harvard University before moving to Stanford University for much of his professional career. Kennedy worked as Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration for 26 months during the Carter Administration. He then served as vice-president and provost of Stanford. In 1980, Kennedy was then named Stanford's eighth president and remained in the position until 1992. Since 2000, he has been editor-in-chief of Science, the prestigious weekly published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Trained as a biologist, Kennedy has become an expert in environmental problems related to major land-use changes, economically driven alterations in agricultural practice, global climate change and the development of regulatory practices. Ana Rowena Mallari McCullough, Founder, Chairman, Quest Scholars Program Ana Rowena serves as Co-Founder and President of the Quest Scholars Program. While an undergraduate at Stanford, she co-founded the Program with Michael McCullough. For this, she received the Dinkelspiel Award for outstanding contributions to education at Stanford. Ana Rowena worked for five years as a consulting scientist to the Environmental Defense Fund, a national non-profit environmental organization, and served as a research associate for Stanford President Emeritus Donald Kennedy. She holds a J.D. degree from Stanford Law School where she focused on environmental law. Michael McCullough, M.D., M.Sc., Founder, President, Quest Scholars Program Michael serves as Co-Founder of the Quest Scholars Program and Founder of QuestBridge. Following his successful co-founding, direction and institutionalization of the Stanford Medical Youth Science Program from 1987-1989, Michael co-founded Quest with Ana Rowena Mallari McCullough . After attending medical school at the University of California San Francisco , Michael trained in emergency medicine at the Stanford University Hospital . In his early years, Michael became the first undergraduate to teach at the Stanford Medical School . Michael attended Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, and served as the student advisor to the regional and overseas health related public service projects. David Mills David is a Senior Lecturer and the former Director of Clinical Education at the Stanford Law School. His principal course subjects include corporate tax, tax policy colloquium, and White Collar Crime. He holds a B. A. from Rutgers University and graduated magna cum laude from Rutgers-Newark Law School. He was a partner at Lowenstein, Sandler, Kohl, Fisher, and Boylan before starting his own practice, and has been a lecturer at both Rutgers-Newark and Santa Clara Law Schools. David founded Mills & Lynn Enterprises and is a managing partner of Harbourton Enterprises. He has served as Chairman of both the ABA Committee on Partnership Taxation and the New Jersey Bar Association Section of Taxation. David sits on the board of several other non-profits such as the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, as well as a few profit-making ventures. Robert Sternfels Bob Sternfels is a Partner at McKinsey's West Coast office based in San Francisco. He co-leads their North America Manufacturing Practice which has over 60 dedicated specialists that focus on helping clients design and execute broad-based operational transformations. Bob has worked with clients around the world (North American, Europe, Africa and Asia) covering sectors ranging from basic materials, medical devices, high tech, financial institutions, and consumer goods. His experiences range from operations strategy to execution of that strategy. Bob has authored documents on most aspects of productivity improvement, including manufacturing strategy, breakthroughs, capital productivity, change management, overhead reductions, and integrated turnarounds. Bob spent six years in South Africa helping to build McKinsey's practice in Africa. In San Francisco, Bob leads the West Coast Operations Group. Bob has a BA with honors from Stanford University and a MA in politics, philosophy, and economics from Oxford University where he was a Rhodes Scholar.
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