Becky Morgan

Rebecca Quinn Morgan (born December 4, 1938) is a former Republican California State Senator.

Early life and education Born in Hanover, New Hampshire, Morgan earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in 1960.

Morgan was a teacher from 1960 to 1962. Serving as the district office manager for Congressman Pete McCloskey in 1972, she served as an elected member of the Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education from 1973 to 1978. After Morgan earned her MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1978.

Business career Morgan became an assistant vice president at Bank of America.

Philanthropy She resigned from the Senate effective August 17, 1993, to become President and CEO of Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network, Later that year, she co-founded the Morgan Family Foundation, which awards grants to youth programs, education, and environmental conservation and was elected to a five-year term on the Stanford University Board of Trustees. and re-elected in 2002. From 2008 to 2009, Morgan served on the State of California's Commission on the 21st Century Economy.

In 2019, it was announced that the couple would close the foundation as of December 31, 2019.

Personal life Morgan resides in Los Altos Hills, California with her husband, James C. Morgan, whom she met while they were students at Cornell. The Morgans have two adult children, Jeff and Mary.