| Keith Brackpool |
Founder of Cadiz, Inc., Keith Brackpool is Chief Executive Officer for Los Angeles Turf Club, Inc. Mr. Brackpool is also on the board of Cadiz, Inc. (former Chairman) and Advanced Microgrid Solutions, Inc. and Principal at 1334 Partners LP.
In the past Mr. Brackpool held the position of Co-Chairman at California Building Standards Commission, Director & CEO-North American Operation at Albert Fisher Group Plc, Chairman-West Coast Operations at The Stronach Group, Inc. and Chairman of California Horse Racing Board. |
| Susan P. Kennedy |
Susan P. Kennedy was the founder of Advanced Microgrid Solutions, Inc. (founded in 2013) and served as Chairman from 2019 to 2020. She is also the founder of Regency Outdoor Advertising, Inc. and California Renewable Energy. Ms. Kennedy's current job(s) include being the Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Cadiz, Inc. since 2021 and a Director at Translational Development Acquisition Corp. Her former job positions include being a Commissioner at the California Public Utilities Commission and a Senior Executive at Lyft, Inc.
Ms. Kennedy's education history includes an undergraduate degree from St. Mary's College of California. Ms. Kennedy is also the founder of Regency Outdoor Advertising, Inc., California Renewable Energy. |
| Stanley E. Speer |
Stanley E. Speer was the founder of Speer & Associates, Inc. founded in 2012 where he held the title of Principal from 2012 to 2018. Currently, he is a Director at Sunworks United, Inc. and Chief Financial Officer & Secretary at Cadiz, Inc. where he started in 2020. Mr. Speer's former jobs include Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal LLC, Independent Director at Sunworks, Inc. from 2018 to 2024, Chief Financial Officer at Cadiz, Inc. from 1997 to 2003, Chief Restructuring Officer at Hecla Mining Co., Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers Investment Advisers LLC, and Chief Financial Officer at Sun World International LLC. Mr. Speer received his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California. |
| Timothy J. Shaheen |
Timothy J. Shaheen is currently the Chairman, Chief Executive & Financial Officer at Cadiz Real Estate LLC since 2012. He is also the Director-Development at Cadiz, Inc. since 1999. Additionally, he holds the position of Principal at Difinity Capital Partners LLP, Manager & Member at AG Derivatives LLC since 2008, and Principal at Shaheen & Associates, Inc. In his former positions, Mr. Shaheen served as the President & Chief Executive Officer at Sun World International LLC from 1996 to 2005. He was also the Chairman-Food Security Task Force at United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association from 2001 to 2003. Prior to that, he worked as the Director-Canadian Produce Operations at Albert Fisher Group Plc from 1989 to 1996. |
| Lesley Thornburg |
Lesley Thornburg currently works as an Operations Manager at Cadiz, Inc. |
| Maria Simona Dreyfus |
Maria Simona Dreyfus is the founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Ardinall Investment Management LP, which was founded in 2017. She is currently an Independent Director at Cadiz, Inc. since 2023, Pioneer Natural Resources Co. since 2021, and holds director positions at Ogin, Inc., Breakthrough New York, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec - White, Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II, and is a Member of The Economic Club of New York. She is also a Member-Young Leaders Circle at Manhattan Institute For Policy Research, Inc. and an Advisor at Eni Next LLC. Previously, she worked as a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP, a Director at Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC, and a Managing Director & Portfolio Manager at Goldman Sachs Investment Partners from 2008 to 2017. She also served as an Independent Director at Nabors Energy Transition Corp. and was a Member of New America Alliance, Inc. She has an undergraduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, conferred in 2002. |
| Carolyn Webb de Macias |
Carolyn Webb de Macias is currently the Chairman of The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools and an Independent Director at Cadiz, Inc. He is also the Director of Community Coalition-Substance, Los Angeles African American Women's Public Policy Institute, International Black Women's Public Policy Institute, and Alliance for Regional Collaboration. Additionally, he is the President of Education Consortium of Central Los Angeles. In the past, he worked as the Vice President-External Relations at the University of Southern California from 1997 to 2008. He was also a member of Young Black Scholars of Los Angeles. |
| Geoffrey T. Grant |
Geoffrey T. Grant is on the board of Cadiz, Inc. Mr. Grant previously occupied the position of Chief Investment Officer & Managing Partner at Peloton Partners LLP, Chief Investment Officer & Managing Partner at Grant Capital Partners LLC and Head of Global Foreign Exchange at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. |
| Richard Garcia Polanco |
Richard Garcia Polanco is the founder of California Latino Caucus Institute (founded in 2002) and California Latino Legislative Caucus (founded in 1990). He was the Chairman of LATINO CAUCUS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH from 1990 to 2002. He is currently an Independent Director at Cadiz, Inc. and a Managing Director at Tres Es, Inc. He was also a Director at Evoq Properties, Inc., President & Director at Mojave Brands, Inc., and Director at California Public Utility Commission Low Income Oversight. Mr. Polanco received an undergraduate degree from the University of Redlands. |
| Maria Echaveste |
Maria Echaveste is the President & Chief Executive Officer of The Opportunity Institute, and holds several other current positions including Independent Director at Cadiz, Inc., Director at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Director at Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Inc., Director at MK Level Playing Field Institute, Director at UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospitals Foundation, Director at The Summer Math & Science Honors Academy, and Director at Mi Familia Vota. She previously served as Director at California HealthCare Foundation, Independent Director at International Battery Metals Ltd., and Deputy Chief of Staff at The White House. Echaveste received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University and her graduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley. |
| Winston H. Hickox |
Winston H. Hickox's career history includes current positions as the Lead Independent Director at Cadiz, Inc., Director at Green Energy Acquisition Corp., and Partner at California Strategies LLC. Former positions include Director at Thomas Properties Group, Inc., Optimal Technologies International, Inc., Sustainable Conservation, Audubon California, Inc., Sacramento County Employees’ Retirement System, LaSalle Advisors Ltd., GRIDiant Corp., and Senior Portfolio Manager at The California Public Employees Retirement System. Additionally, Hickox served as a Member of the California Coastal Commission, Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency, and President of California Environmental Voters. Hickox's education includes an undergraduate degree from California State University-Sacramento and an MBA from Golden Gate University. |
| Kenneth Theodore Lombard |
Kenneth Theodore Lombard is currently the President & Chief Executive Officer at Bridge Housing Corp., an Independent Director at Cadiz, Inc., and a Director at Treehouse Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. He previously held positions as Vice Chairman of Investments at Capri Capital Partners LLC, Director at Timberland LLC, Director at Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President at Seritage Growth Properties, President & Partner at The Johnson Development Corp., Principal at MacFarlane Partners LP, Commissioner at Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (California), and President-Starbucks Entertainment at Starbucks Coffee Co. Lombard received his undergraduate degree from the University of Washington in 1976. |
| Stephen E. Courter |
Stephen E. Courter is currently the Chairman at MobiCorp since 2007, an Independent Director at Cadiz, Inc. since 2008, and an Independent Director at Upland Software, Inc. since 2014. Previously, he served as the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at NEON Communications Group, Inc. from 2000 to 2006, the Chief Executive Officer at Broadwing Corp. from 2006 to 2007, and the Chief Executive Officer at Enertel NV from 1998 to 2000. He also held positions as the Chief Executive Officer at Broadwing Communications LLC from 2006 to 2007 and as a Director at Globix Corp. from 2006 to 2007. Additionally, he worked as a Principal at International Business Machines Corp., Sprint Corp. (Old), KPMG LLP, The United States Army (District of Columbia), and Sprint International, Inc. Mr. Courter holds an MBA from George Washington University and an undergraduate degree from The Pennsylvania State University. |
| Barbara Lloyd |
Barbara Lloyd is currently an Independent Director at Cadiz, Inc. She started this position in 2024. Ms. Lloyd has a graduate degree from Stanford University and an undergraduate degree from UC Davis School of Law. |
