Board Experience

Outside the startup arena Dr. Hawkins Manuelian applies her research mindset to boards and councils spanning technology, public safety, and environmental stewardship.

Corporate Boards:

Strategic advisor (2023-present)

Altis is an AI agent that automates the research process. It autonomously conducts qualitative analysis and multi-step expert analysis and synthesis. Research that takes humans weeks, Altis accomplishes in minutes.

Dotcast

Cofounder and board member, (1999-2000)

Raised initial round of financing and early phase product development for a national high-speed datacasting network. Dotcast was used in Disney’s Movie Beam service which wirelessly offered movies on demand to a home set top box.

Non Profit Boards:

Atherton Disaster and Preparedness team (Get Ready Atherton)

Board member (2025-present)
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Nonprofit community emergency preparedness organization

Get Ready Atherton. Atherton Disaster and Preparedness Team (A.D.A.P.T.).

Pandemonium Aviary

Board member (2017-2019)

Pandemonium Aviaries is a conservation organization dedicated to saving endangered species. It merged with Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, NC in 2020.

Mercury News. (2013, May 7). The ‘Noah’s Ark’ for birds: Pandemonium Aviaries in Los Altos Hills focuses on conserving, breeding rare birds. Mercury News.

Government Boards, Councils & Committees:

Atherton City Councilmember (2020 - 2025)

Menlo Park Fire Protection District Board - Atherton Liaison (2021 – 2025)

San Mateo County Emergency Services Council - Atherton Representative (2021-2025)

Liaison, Environmental Programs Committee (2021 – 2024)

League of California Cities

Commute.org

San Francisco Airport Roundtable

Association of Bay Area Governments