Pamela Lopker

Pamela Meyer Lopker was the founder, chairman of the board, and president of the software company QAD Inc.

Early life and education Lopker was born in Japan in 1962 as the second child of three. Her father was an engineer for the U.S. Navy, and as a result, Lopker attended 8 Catholic schools in 12 years; She is also certified in Product and Inventory Management by the American Production and Inventory Control Society. She eventually left that job and pursued a career in business oriented software development. Lopker says that she named the company using the initials of the nearby Queen Anne Road. Since the name QAR was already in use, Lopker replaced the R with a D.

Personal life In 1981, Lopker married friend and business partner Karl Lopker with whom she has 2 children.

Lopker and her husband gave a $500,000 endowment to UCSB in 2005 and are also actively involved with their alma mater UC Santa Barbara through other means such as mentorship and acting as guest lecturers.