Our leadership team
Jay Donde
Jay is an attorney for a leading enterprise software company headquartered in San Francisco, and was previously an associate at the law firm of Morrison & Foerster, LLP. He is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and Harvard Law School, and is a combat veteran of the Israel Defense Forces. Formerly the political affairs vice chair of the San Francisco Republican Party, Jay is a delegate to the California Republican Party and a co-founder and the president of the Briones Society. His columns have been published in Bloomberg, Wired, SFGate, and the Marina Times.
Bill Jackson
Bill is the founder and CEO of Raise Ready Kids, a startup that helps schools build the capacity of parents to support their children's learning. Previously, Bill founded and served as CEO of GreatSchools, the nation’s leading guide to K-12 schools. Bill holds a degree in mechanical engineering from Yale University and, early in his career, he spent time teaching in the U.S. and China and helped start two Silicon Valley companies. In addition to being a co-founder and the chair of the board of the Briones Society, Bill is a Pahara-Aspen Fellow, an Ashoka Senior Fellow, chair of the board of Family Engagement Lab, and serves on the San Francisco Republican Party County Central Committee, and on the board of Coro Northern California.