Personal Profile of Mr. Roger A. Strauch
| Roger Strauch is chair of The Roda Group. He has served on MSRI’s Board of Trustees for over twenty five years, often as an executive member. Roger is an engineer, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and philanthropist. He has helped build technology companies that have had public stock offerings or have been sold to global industry leaders. Currently, Roger focuses on the development of several enterprises whose products and services will mitigate the negative impact of industry on global climate change and human health. Roger serves on the boards of Chart Industries (NYSE:GTLS), the Berkeley Repertory Theater, Northside Center, a mental health service agency in Harlem, NYC and UC Berkeley's College of Engineering. He is the leader of the Mosse Art Restitution Project, a major international effort to restitute stolen art from his great step family during the Third Reich. Roger and his wife, Dr. Julie Kulhanjian, a retired pediatric infectious disease physician, have three adult children. Roger and Julie divide their time between Piedmont, California and Martha’s Vineyard. He earned a Bachelor's degree with honors from Cornell University and a Master's degree from Stanford University, both in electrical engineering. |
| Name | Office | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Trustees | Board Chair (04/1/13-03/31/19) | Apr 01, 1996 | Feb 28, 2023 |
| Name | Office | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit Committee | Ex officio, Treasurer, Board of Trustees (3/1/03-3/1/06) | Feb 22, 2005 | Mar 01, 2009 |
| Audit Committee | Ex officio, Treasurer | Mar 02, 2009 | Mar 31, 2011 |
| Audit Committee | Vice Chair of the Board | Mar 03, 2012 | Mar 02, 2013 |
| Board of Trustees | Treasurer, Board of Trustees (3/1/03 - 3/1/06) | Apr 01, 1996 | Mar 31, 2000 |
| Board of Trustees | Treasurer, Board of Trustees | Apr 01, 2001 | Mar 31, 2005 |
| Board of Trustees | Ex officio, Treasurer, Board of Trustees(3/1/03-3/1/06) | Apr 01, 2005 | Feb 28, 2006 |
| Board of Trustees | Treasurer, Board of Trustees | Mar 01, 2006 | Mar 01, 2010 |
| Board of Trustees | Ex officio, Secretary of the Board | Apr 01, 2000 | Apr 01, 2001 |
| Board of Trustees | Treasurer | Mar 02, 2009 | Mar 31, 2011 |
| Board of Trustees | Vice Chair (4/1/11-3/31/2013) | Mar 06, 2010 | Feb 28, 2014 |
| Capital Campaign Committee | Co-Chair | Jun 05, 2001 | Mar 01, 2005 |
| Committee on Trustees | Trustee | Mar 01, 2003 | Mar 01, 2004 |
| Committee on Trustees | Apr 01, 2013 | Mar 31, 2019 | |
| Development Committee | Apr 01, 2013 | Mar 31, 2016 | |
| Endowment Campaign Committee | Apr 01, 2013 | Mar 31, 2016 | |
| Finance Committee | Treasurer, Board of Trustees | Apr 01, 1998 | Mar 01, 2006 |
| Finance Committee | Chair, Treasurer, Board of Trustees (3/1/06-3/1/09) | Mar 02, 2006 | Mar 01, 2009 |
| Finance Committee | Treasurer, Board of Trustees | Mar 02, 2009 | Mar 31, 2011 |
| Finance Committee | Vice Chair | Apr 01, 2011 | Mar 31, 2014 |
| Finance Committee | Apr 01, 2014 | Mar 31, 2019 | |
| Long Range Planning Committee | Trustee | Apr 01, 2005 | Apr 01, 2006 |
| Recompetition Committee | Sep 01, 2007 | Jul 08, 2010 | |
| Steering Committee | Treasurer, Board of Trustees | Apr 01, 2001 | Mar 01, 2003 |
| Steering Committee | Secretary of the Board | Apr 01, 1998 | Apr 01, 2001 |
| Steering Committee | Treasurer, Board of Trustees | Mar 01, 2003 | Mar 01, 2006 |
| Steering Committee | Treasurer, Board of Trustees | Mar 02, 2006 | Mar 01, 2009 |
| Steering Committee | Treasurer, Ex officio | Mar 02, 2009 | Mar 31, 2011 |
| Steering Committee | Vice Chair, Ex officio | Apr 01, 2011 | Mar 31, 2013 |
| Steering Committee | Apr 01, 2013 | Mar 31, 2019 | |
| Strategic Planning Committee | Dec 01, 2016 | Mar 31, 2018 |