Director of Business Operations and Government Affairs, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Matsui Center Advisory Committee: 2025
Janou Gordon is the Director of Business Operations and Government Affairs at Lightspeed Venture Partners, where she helps shape the firm’s engagement at the intersection of innovation and public policy. Previously, she served as Deputy Chief of Staff to the CEO at the Obama Foundation, and served several roles in the Obama Administration, including White House Office of Political Strategy and Operations, White House Legislative Affairs, and Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs at the Department of the Interior. Janou began her...
The Matsui Center National Advisory Committee offers advice, suggestions, and guidance with regard to all aspects of the operation of the Center, including programming, donor development, and administration.
Former General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights for the U.S. Copyright Office
Matsui Center Advisory Committee: 2025
Suzy Wilson is a Cal grad and lawyer whose career has focused on a range of intellectual property matters, with a focus on copyright and new technologies. Most recently, from 2022 through March 2025, Suzy Wilson was the General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights for the United States Copyright Office in Washington, DC. In that role, she was responsible for a broad portfolio of regulatory, litigation, and federal policy matters related to the implementation and administration of the Copyright Act and Title 17.
Mr. Stupak served in the Biden Administration as the Director for Federal Cybersecurity at the Office of National Cyber Director in the Executive Office of the President. He has over 15 years of political expertise, from his appointment by President Obama to the Department of Homeland Security to hands-on leadership and counsel as an attorney and consultant for governments, tech startups, and businesses. He has extensive leadership in government, politics, and academia with expertise in cybersecurity and international relations. He is a high-level policy expert in cybersecurity,...
Julie is an Executive Vice President at Cassidy & Associates, providing clients key insight on how Washington works from her more than 20 years of experience in government, politics and the private sector. She joined Cassidy after serving 11 years as chief of staff to Congresswoman Doris Matsui where she earned a reputation as one the hardest working and most effective senior staff members on Capitol Hill.
She distinguished herself as a leading presence on a diverse set of issues from energy to...
