“We leveraged Mike Takagawa's firsthand experience in running organizations and managing boards of directors when he assisted us in reaching consensus on key strategic issues. Now, the board and the management team's viewpoints are aligned on the future direction of the organization.”

  • Robert N. Barone
  • Former Chair, Board of Directors
  • AAA Northern California, Nevada, and Utah

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Our Clients

Since 1998, we’ve earned the trust of top leaders across a broad spectrum of industries including technology, financial services, health care, biotech and multimedia. Our world-class clients span from entrepreneurial ventures to long-standing Fortune 500 organizations. Although our client base is deep, we engage with only a select group of clients at a time. We do so because our clients expect and deserve immediate attention when they require it. We are always available to respond to their most pressing needs.

Sample of past and current clients:

  • AAA, Northern California, Nevada, Utah
  • Adobe Systems
  • Altera
  • Applied Biosystems Group (acquired, part of Life Technologies Group)
  • Asyst Technologies
  • Blue Coat Systems
  • Cadence Design Systems
  • Caltrans
  • Canned Foods Grocery Outlets
  • Canon Development Americas
  • Casino Data Systems
  • Cisco Systems
  • Chugai Pharmaceutical
  • Conceptus
  • CoVision
  • Epylon
  • Genentech
  • Globe Business Resources (acquired by Equity Corporate Housing)
  • Gryphon Investors
  • Gump’s
  • Highland Capital Partners
  • Hitachi America
  • Interaction Associates
  • International Paper
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Kiewit Pacific
  • Korn/Ferry International
  • Lifescan
  • MacFarlane Partners
  • Maxoptix (acquired by Techware)
  • Maxtor (acquired by Seagate)
  • Mentor Corporation
  • Microsoft
  • National Semiconductor
  • Planned Parenthood Golden Gate
  • RecruitSoft (acquired by Taleo)
  • Salem Hospital
  • salesforce.com
  • San Francisco Chronicle
  • Santa Clara University
  • Sumitomo Bank of California
  • Sybase
  • UTStarcom
  • Whittier Trust
  • Women Unlimited
  • Yahoo!