Zoom Appoints Janet Napolitano to Board of Directors
November 02 2020 - 9:00AM
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) announced that Janet
Napolitano has joined its Board of Directors effective today,
November 2.
Napolitano is an accomplished attorney who has dedicated much of
her career to public service as an attorney general, Governor,
cabinet member, and university administrator. She served as
Attorney General of Arizona from 1998 to 2003. She was then elected
Governor of Arizona, leading her state from 2003 to 2009. She
joined President Barack Obama’s cabinet as the United States
Secretary of Homeland Security from 2009 to 2013. More recently,
she was President of the University of California system from 2013
to 2020, when she left to join the faculty of University of
California Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy.
“Zoom has immense capacity as a communication service provider,”
said Napolitano. “I’m excited about its future and I’m excited to
join its Board.”
“I am very pleased to welcome Secretary Napolitano to the Zoom
Board of Directors,” said Zoom CEO Eric S. Yuan. “Janet has
extensive leadership experience in both education and government,
two key segments of Zoom customers. She also has tremendous
strength of character, which she demonstrated throughout her years
in public service and academia, and is adept at decision-making and
leading in complex organizations. I know she will be a valuable
addition to our board.”
About Janet NapolitanoJanet Napolitano is a
Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy
at UC Berkeley. She served as the twentieth president of the
University of California, the nation’s largest public research
university with ten campuses, five medical centers, three
affiliated national laboratories, and a statewide agriculture and
natural resources program. Prior to joining the University of
California, Professor Napolitano served as Secretary of Homeland
Security from 2009 to 2013. She is a former two-term Governor of
Arizona, a former Attorney General of Arizona, and a former U.S.
Attorney for the District of Arizona. In 2019, Napolitano published
How Safe Are We? Homeland Security Since 9/11. Professor Napolitano
earned her B.S. degree, summa cum laude, in Political Science from
Santa Clara University, and her J.D. from the University of
Virginia. She is based in Berkeley, CA.
About ZoomZoom Video Communications, Inc.
(NASDAQ: ZM) brings teams together to get more done in a
frictionless and secure video environment. Our easy, reliable, and
innovative video-first unified communications platform provides
video meetings, voice, webinars, and chat across desktops, phones,
mobile devices, and conference room systems. Zoom helps enterprises
create elevated experiences with leading business app integrations
and developer tools to create customized workflows. Founded in
2011, Zoom is headquartered in San Jose, California, with offices
around the world. Visit zoom.com and follow @zoom_us.
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