CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Board of Directors of QuinStreet, Inc. (the "Company") sets high standards for the Company's employees, officers and directors. Implicit in this philosophy is the importance of sound corporate governance.
It is the duty of the Board of Directors to serve as a prudent fiduciary for shareholders and to oversee the management of the Company's business. To fulfill its responsibilities and to discharge its duty, the Board of Directors follows the procedures and standards that are set forth in these guidelines.
These guidelines are subject to modification from time to time as the Board of Directors deems appropriate in the best interests of the Company or as required by applicable laws and regulations.
COMMITTEE CHARTERS
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Audit Committee Charter
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Compensation Committee Charter
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Nominating Corporate Governance Committee Charter
GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS
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Code of Conduct and Ethics
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Corporate Governance Guidelines
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Policy on Stockholder Recommendation of Director Nominees
2018 ANNUAL MEETING MATERIALS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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William Bradley served as a member of the board of directors from August 2004 to December 2015. Effective January 1, 2016, Former Senator Bradley is serving the Company as counselor to the chairman and advising the Company with respect to political matters and matters relating to the Company’s business generally.
Former Senator Bradley is a Managing Director of Allen & Company LLC, an investment bank, which he joined in November 2000. From April 2001 to June 2004, Former Senator Bradley also served as chief outside advisor to the nonprofit practice of McKinsey & Company. Former Senator Bradley served in the U.S. Senate from 1979 to 1997, representing the state of New Jersey, and previously was a professional basketball player with the New York Knicks from 1967 to 1977. Former Senator Bradley currently serves on the board of directors of Starbucks Coffee Company and he served on the boards of directors of Seagate Technology until August 2010 and Willis Group Holdings until November 2012.
Former Senator Bradley holds a B.A. in American History from Princeton University and an M.A. in American History from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.
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Matthew Glickman has served as a member of the board of directors since April 2017. Mr. Glickman is currently a Lecturer in Management at Stanford Graduate School of Business and also advises technology executives and entrepreneurs. Mr. Glickman was previously the chairman of NovoEd, an online technology firm that was incubated and spun out of Stanford University, and the executive chairman of Guardian Analytics, a technology firm that provides behavior-based fraud prevention solutions for financial institutions. Mr. Glickman was also previously a co-founder and chief executive officer of enterprise software company Merced Systems and of BabyCenter, Inc., a consumer website for new and expectant parents. Mr. Glickman also served as the founding chief financial officer of Teach for America, Inc.
Mr. Glickman holds a B.A. in French and Economics from Amherst College, an M.A. in Educational Policy & Analysis from the Stanford School of Education, and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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Stuart M. Huizinga has served as a member of the board of directors since April 2015. Mr. Huizinga served as the chief financial officer of Sun Basket, Inc. in 2017.
Prior to that, from 2000 to 2016, Mr. Huizinga served as senior vice president and chief financial officer at eHealth, Inc. From 1984 to 2000, Mr. Huizinga served at various positions including partner at Arthur Andersen LLP in the firm’s audit business unit, where he also served as a worldwide expert within the firm’s technology practice, primarily in the software and Internet sectors. He is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) in the State of California.
Mr. Huizinga holds a B.S. in Business Administration from San Jose State University.
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Robin Josephs has served as a member of our Board of Directors since May 2013. Ms. Josephs was a managing director of Starwood Capital Group, L.P., a private equity firm specializing in real estate investments from 2005 to 2007.
From 1986 to 1996, Ms. Josephs was a senior executive with Goldman Sachs & Co., serving in the real estate group of the investment banking division and, later, in the equity capital markets division. Ms. Josephs currently serves as a member of the board of directors of iStar Financial, where she is the lead director and serves as a member of the compensation committee and chair of the nominating and governance committee; as a member of the board of directors of MFA Financial, where she serves as a member of the audit committee and the chair of the compensation committee; as a member of the board of directors of Safety, Income and Growth; and as a member of the board of directors of Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, where she serves as a member of the audit committee. She previously served on the board of directors of Plum Creek Timber Company until February 2016. She is a trustee of the University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation.
Ms. Josephs holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Columbia University.
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David J. Pauldine has served as a member of the board of directors since October 2014. Mr. Pauldine was the president of DeVry University from July 2006 to June 2014 and executive vice president of DeVry Education Group Inc., now Adtalem Global Education, Inc., from October 2005 to June 2014.
Prior to that, from 1989 to 2005, Mr. Pauldine served at Education Management Corporation, where his last position was executive vice president and president of The Art Institutes system of schools. From 1979 to 1989, Mr. Pauldine held various operational and management positions at DeVry. Mr. Pauldine serves on the board of Sarasota University. Mr. Pauldine also provides services for Pauldine Enterprises, LLC as a professional speaker and consultant. He previously served as a member of the board of The Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, now Career Education Colleges and Universities, from 2007 to 2013, including as vice chair from 2011 to 2012 and as board chair from June 2012 to June 2013. He also served as a board member for the American Red Cross, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, Communities in Schools, and ASPIRA.
He holds a B.A. in Communication Arts from The University of Dayton and an M.A. in Leadership from McGregor School, Antioch University.
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Gregory (Greg) Sands has served as a member of the board of directors since July 1999. Mr. Sands is the founder and, since January 2012, has served as a managing partner of Costanoa Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm.
From September 1998 through December 2011, Mr. Sands served as a managing director at Sutter Hill Ventures, a venture capital firm. Previously, Mr. Sands held various operational roles at Netscape Communications Corporation and was a management consultant with Mercer Management Consulting. Mr. Sands also serves on the boards of directors of several privately-held companies.
He holds a B.A. in Government from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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Marjorie T. Sennett has served as a member of the board of directors since August 2014. Ms. Sennett has served on the board of directors of the diaTribe Foundation since December 2017.
Previously, she was a managing director from 2004 to 2009, senior research analyst from 2002 to 2003, and consultant in 2001 at Farallon Capital Management, LLC. Prior to that, from 1999 to 2000, Ms. Sennett served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of eGROUPS, Inc., where she co-led the sale of the company to Yahoo! Inc., now Altaba Inc. From 1989 to 1998, she served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where she led the company’s initial public offering in 1992, as well as multiple follow-on public offerings. From 1982 to 1986, Ms. Sennett was an associate and assistant treasurer at Bankers Trust Company in the corporate finance and commercial lending departments.
She holds a B.A. in Biology and English from Vanderbilt University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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Andrew (Andy) Sheehan has served as a member of the board of directors since February 2017. Since 2007, Mr. Sheehan has served as a managing director of Sutter Hill Ventures, a venture capital firm, and, since 2014, has served as a managing director of Tippet Venture Partners, L.P., a venture capital firm.
Mr. Sheehan has served on the board of directors of Yext, Inc., a publicly held technology company, since May 2008. Mr. Sheehan also serves on the board of directors of a number of privately-held companies in the technology industry.
Mr. Sheehan holds a B.A. in English from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School.
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James (Jim) Simons has served as a member of the board of directors since July 1999. Mr. Simons is a managing director of Split Rock Partners, a venture capital firm, which he founded in June 2004.
Prior to founding Split Rock Partners, Mr. Simons served as general partner of St. Paul Venture Capital, a venture capital firm, from November 1996 to June 2004. Previously, Mr. Simons was a partner at Marquette Venture Partners and held banking positions at Trammell Crow Company and First Boston Corporation. Mr. Simons also serves on the boards of directors of several privately-held companies.
He holds a B.A. in Economics and History from Stanford University and an M.S. in Management from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University.
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Douglas Valenti has served as chief executive officer and as a member of the board of directors since July 1999 and as Chairman since March 2004.
Prior to QuinStreet, Mr. Valenti served as a partner at Rosewood Capital, a venture capital firm, for five years; as a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company for three years; in various management roles at Procter & Gamble for three years; and as a decorated nuclear submarine officer and qualified submarine warfare specialist (gold dolphins) for the U.S. Navy for five years.
Mr. Valenti is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, where he graduated with highest honors and was named the Georgia Tech Outstanding Senior; the U.S. Navy postgraduate nuclear engineering program; and the Stanford University Graduate School of Business with an M.B.A., where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.