Richard C. Blum
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Richard C. Blum is an investment banker and the husband of United States Senator from California Dianne Feinstein. He is a managing partner Blum Capital Partners, LP, an investment firm, and has a net worth of over $50 million. [1] (http://www.blumcapital.com/)
Mr. Blum began his career with Sutro & Co., Inc., in 1958. Mr. Blum resigned from Sutro in 1975 to form the predecessor to Blum Capital and at the time of his departure was a director, major stockholder and member of the Executive Committee of Sutro. Mr. Blum currently serves as a director on a number of boards, including the following portfolio companies: CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (Chairman), Korea First Bank and URS Corporation (Vice Chairman). In addition, Mr. Blum also serves as a director of Northwest Airlines Corporation, Glenborough Realty Trust, Inc., and is Co-Chairman of Newbridge Capital. He is a former director of the following companies: Playtex Products, Inc., National Education Corporation, Taft Broadcasting Corporation, Shaklee Corp., Advanced Systems, Inc., Triad Systems, Inc., Sumitomo Bank of California and the Princeville Development Corporation. Mr. Blum is the founder and Chairman of the American Himalayan Foundation, and is Honorary Consul to Mongolia and the Kingdom of Nepal. In addition, Mr. Blum serves on the Board of Regents of the University of California and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Business School at UC Berkeley. Mr. Blum has a BA and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.