Mark Stevens — NVIDIA board member and venture capitalist — says risk-taking, persistence and long-term thinking remain essential to innovation.
The board also named new Life Trustees and Honorary Trustees and renewed four trustee positions.
The Pasadena-based bank, chaired by USC Trustee Dominic Ng, bridges worlds, communities and people through their support of the arts.
USC Life Trustee Daniel J. Epstein; his wife, Phyllis; and their family have been the philanthropic leaders behind the university’s world-leading efforts to make Alzheimer’s a memory.
The $5 million donation from Trustee Ronald D. Sugar and alumna Valerie Sugar creates the second endowed trustee chair at the USC School of Advanced Computing.
The executive, who oversaw such productions as Gandhi and Ghostbusters, served as founding chairman of the Board of Councilors at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
The renowned arts patron created and endowed the USC Kaufman School of Dance.
The longtime leader of the Annenberg Foundation invested $1.5 billion in nearly 3,000 nonprofits and projects.
The SpaceX CFO and USC alumnus brings more than 20 years of financial leadership experience to the board.
The USC alumnus, who is president and CEO of Greenlaw Partners, joins the board after more than a decade of service and philanthropy to the university.
