Becky Morgan

Director at Common Sense Media

Becky Morgan served in the California Senate, 1984-93. Her areas of focus were education, transportation, and taxation.

She is currently President of the Morgan Family Foundation, established in 1993. The foundation’s grant recipients work in the areas of youth programs, education enhancement, the environment and preservation, and stewardship of regions and organizations. She is founder of the California Stewardship Network, a consortium of corporate, public and civic members in 14 regions developing solutions to pressing economic, environmental and community challenges. Becky and her husband Jim Morgan are co-founders of the Northern Sierra Partnership, dedicated to conserving bio-diverse lands, water and resources in California. She is founder and passionate supporter of Teen Success Inc., a California non-profit helping young, underserved mothers and their children become educated, self-sufficient, valued members of society.

Becky is the former President and CEO of Joint Venture: Silicon Valley (1993-1998). Prior to the California Senate, she served in elected office on the Palo Alto Board of Education (1973-78), the Santa Clara Board of Supervisors and the Santa Clara County Transit District (1981-84). Mrs. Morgan has been a teacher and a bank officer with Bank of America.

She has a BS from Cornell University and a MBA from Stanford University.

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  • Director

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