Trustee Chair Profiles
Daniel E. Smith Jr. , Chairman of the Board
Daniel E. Smith Jr. is president and CEO of Sycamore Networks, Inc. Sycamore is a NASDAQ traded company and is a world leader in Intelligent Optical Networking Products.
Widely recognized as a networking industry leader, Mr. Smith was named one of “High Tech’s 30 Most Powerful CEOs” (Forbes), while the Massachusetts Telecommunications Council also awarded Sycamore Networks with IPO of the Year for 2000. Mr. Smith was named New England Entrepreneur of the year in 1995.
Mr. Smith holds a B.S. in Engineering from Lehigh University and a MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business in Massachusetts. Mr. Smith also served as an Officer in the U.S. Navy.
Dennis E. Singleton III , Vice Chair of the Board
Dennis E. Singleton III serves as executive vice president and chief investment officer and director of Spieker Properties in Menlo Park, CA. The company is a self-administered real estate investment trust that owns, operates, manages, leases, acquires, and develops commercial property in California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
Mr. Singelton graduated from Lehigh University with a B.S. in industrial engineering. He earned a MBA from Harvard University in 1968.