ACE Board
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Schmidt, Eric Committee Chair
University of British Columbia (Sciences) 
As Google’s chief executive officer, Larry is responsible for Google’s day-to-day-operations, as well as leading the company’s product development and technology strategy. He co-founded Google with Sergey Brin in 1998 while pursuing a Ph.D. at Stanford University, and was the first CEO until 2001—growing the company to more than 200 employees and profitability. From 2001 to 2011, Larry was president of products.
Larry holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a master’s degree in computer science from Stanford University. He is a member of the National Advisory Committee (NAC) of the University of Michigan College of Engineering, and together with co-founder Sergey Brin, Larry was honored with the Marconi Prize in 2004. He is a trustee on the board of the X PRIZE, and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2004.
Since joining Google in 2001, Eric Schmidt has helped grow the company from a Silicon Valley startup to a global leader in technology. As executive chairman, he is responsible for the external matters of Google: building partnerships and broader business relationships, government outreach and technology thought leadership, as well as advising the CEO and senior leadership on business and policy issues.
From 2001-2011, Eric served as Google’s chief executive officer, overseeing the company’s technical and business strategy alongside founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Under his leadership, Google dramatically scaled its infrastructure and diversified its product offerings while maintaining a strong culture of innovation.
Prior to joining Google, Eric was the chairman and CEO of Novell and chief technology officer at Sun Microsystems, Inc. Previously, he served on the research staff at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), Bell Laboratories and Zilog. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University as well as a master’s degree and Ph.D. in computer science from the University of California, Berkeley.
Eric is a member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and the Prime Minister’s Advisory Council in the U.K. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2006 and inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences as a fellow in 2007. He also chairs the board of the New America Foundation, and since 2008 has been a trustee of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.
Phone: 434-342-2334 Send Email |
Fulton, Coby Vice President
Thompson Rivers University Phone: 250-828-5494 Send Email |
Robinson, Lynda Member at Large
Vancouver Island University Phone: 250-740-6428 Send Email |
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Erikson, Brad Committee Co-Chair
University of Victoria 
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Phone: 250-721-6083 Send Email |
Sangha, Anita Member at Large
Kwantlen Polytechnic University Phone: (604) 599-2129 Send Email |
Tonsaker, Shauna Member at Large
Simon Fraser University Phone: 778-782-4993 Send Email |
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Billings, Stuart Past President
Simon Fraser University Phone: (778) 782-5934 Send Email |
Giles, Andrea Treasurer
University of Victoria Phone: (250) 721-6211 Send Email |
Murchie, Lynne Member at Large
University of British Columbia (Sauder School of Business) Phone: (604) 822-9422 Send Email |
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Walchli, Julie President
University of British Columbia (Arts) 
Julie has worked in the field of co-operative education since 1997 when she founded the first co-op education program in Arts at UBC in the English Department. Since then she has helped to create an Arts-wide program that offers career training and opportunities to students throughout all undergraduate programs and a graduate co-op program in the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies. During 2008/09 she completed a secondment as Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives with the UBC Go Global International Learning Programs Office, creating a Student Safety Abroad policy and resources for UBC, and a handbook for faculty members leading Group Study Programs Abroad.
Phone: (604) 827-5194 Send Email |
Petryszak, Nicholas Committee Co-Chair
British Columbia Institute of Technology Phone: (604) 451-7058 Send Email |
