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. He serves as the political affairs vice chair of the San Francisco Republican Party and as a delegate to the California Republican Party, and is co-founder and president of the Briones Society. His columns have been published in Bloomberg, City Journal, Wired, SFGate, and the Marina Times.
Bill Jackson
Bill is an experienced entrepreneur in the education field, having 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, spent time teaching in the U.S. and China and helped start two Silicon Valley companies. In addition to being co-founder and COO of the Briones Society, Bill serves as chair of the San Francisco Republican Party and as a delegate to the CAGOP, and is a Pahara-Aspen Fellow, an Ashoka Senior Fellow, chair of the board of Family Engagement Lab, and a board member of Coro Northern California.