has earned a Certificate of Entrepreneurship from the Berkeley Haas School of Business. Matthew advises start-ups in the healthcare and healthcare IT spaces and is currently a mentor for the Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students, Berkeley Haas School of Business, and UCSF Lean LaunchPad for the Life Sciences. He joined the Board in 2014.

John Jacobson, MD

Board Member

John D. Jacobson, MD, became a supporter of the Foundation while seeking an understanding of preeclampsia after the mother of his granddaughter died of complications of HELLP Syndrome in 2005. Dr. Jacobson received his medical degree from the University of Washington. Before returning to Seattle for his anesthesia residency, he served as a flight surgeon in the United States Air Force with assignments to Viet Nam and England. He recently retiredfrom his anesthesia practice at Eisenhower Memorial Hospital in Rancho Mirage, California. He resides with his wife, Karen, in Palm Desert, CA. They have three sons and five, soon to be six, grandchildren. Dr. Jacobson has served on the Board since 2013.

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