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Board of Trustees
WGU is governed by a board of trustees made up of educators, industry leaders, and governors. As of January 2008, the trustees are:
The Honorable Jim Geringer, Chairman
Director, Policy & Public Sector, ESRI
Governor of Wyoming, 1995-2003

Frank D. Alvarez
President and CEO, The Hispanic Scholarship Fund

Dr. Carl A. Cohn
Superintendent, San Diego Unified School District

Dr. Therese Crane
Senior Education Advisor, e-Luminate Group

Emily Stover DeRocco
President, The Manufacturing Institute
Senior Vice President, National Association of Manufacturers

Kate Driscoll
Area Vice President, Government, Education and Healthcare, Sun Microsystems

Robert Evanson
Former President, McGraw-Hill Education

The Honorable Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Governor of Utah

Dr. Robert Mendenhall
President, Western Governors University

Dr. Mark Milliron
President and CEO, Catalyze Learning International

The Honorable Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor of Colorado

David E. Simmons
President, Simmons Media Group

Dr. Samuel H. Smith
President Emeritus, Washington State University

Dr. Jerry Wartgow
President Emeritus, Colorado Community College System
Former Superintendent, Denver Public Schools

Dr. Blenda Wilson
Acting President, Cedar Crest College
Former President, California State University, Northridge

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