The Stanford University Board of Trustees will welcome four accomplished alumni for six-year terms beginning Oct. 1.

The new trustees are Farah Champsi, a life sciences venture capital investor and advisor to Agent Capital; Fred Harman, managing partner of Oak Investment Partners; Reiko Osaki, president and CEO of Ikaso Consulting; and Josh Silverman, executive chair of Etsy.

“We are pleased to welcome Farah, Fred, Josh, and Reiko to the Board of Trustees and look forward to working with them during a pivotal time for Stanford,” said Board Chair Lily Sarafan. “They are demonstrated leaders whose unique perspectives, deep experience, and steadfast dedication to Stanford’s mission will benefit the university well beyond their terms.”

The new trustees were elected through the board’s alumni nominations process, which takes place every three years and involves the Stanford Alumni Association’s Alumni Committee on Trustee Nominations and the board’s Committee on Trusteeship presenting four names to the board for election. Eight seats on the board are reserved for trustees nominated through this process.

Farah Champsi

Farah Champsi is an advisor to the healthcare and life sciences venture capital firm Agent Capital. From 2020 to 2024, she was a partner at Population Health Partners, and from 2000 to 2020, she was a managing director at Alta Partners, a biotech venture capital firm. Prior to that, she was head of life sciences investment banking at Roberston Stephens. She began her career in mergers and acquisitions at Morgan Stanley in New York.

Champsi has served on the boards of numerous public and private life sciences companies. She has also served as a trustee of Smith College and as a board member of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, the education nonprofit Peninsula Bridge, and the UC Berkeley School of Public Health.

At Stanford, Champsi serves on the Stanford Health Care Board of Directors and on the executive committee of the Institute for Research in the Social Sciences Advisory Board. Previously, she served as a member of the Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Council and the Graduate School of Business Trust.

Champsi earned her undergraduate degree in economics from Smith College in 1981 and her MBA from Stanford in 1985. Champsi and her husband, Jim Keene (MSM ’10), endowed a fellowship at Stanford Graduate School of Business for women and minority students and have also supported the School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford Athletics, and Stanford Medicine.

Champsi and her husband have two children and reside in Atherton.

Fred Harman

Fred Harman is managing partner of Oak Investment Partners, where his primary investment focus is consumer internet and internet new media. Prior to joining Oak in 1994, he was a general partner in the Morgan Stanley venture capital group beginning in 1987.

Harman earned both his undergraduate degree and MS in electrical engineering from Stanford, in 1982 and 1983, respectively, and his MBA from Harvard in 1987.

He has served on the boards of Sacred Heart Schools Atherton, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation, and the Golden State Warriors.

In 2025, Harman received the Stanford Medal, which honors volunteers with decades of distinguished service to the university. Harman serves on the Stanford Arts Advisory Council and has served as chair of the Stanford Live Advisory Council for the past eight years. He has also served as a member of the Stanford Health Care Board of Directors, chaired the Parent and Family Advisory Board, and served as a member of The Stanford Challenge Leadership Council, the Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Council, and in many other roles, including chairing several of his class reunions.

Harman and his wife, Stephanie, are long-time supporters across Stanford schools and programs, including the arts, athletics, the School of Engineering, The Stanford Fund, and Stanford Medicine. They have three adult children and two grandchildren, and they live in Woodside.

Reiko Osaki

Reiko Osaki is the founder, president, and CEO of Ikaso Consulting, a mission-driven firm focused on serving the public good. She has more than 25 years of experience advising state government administrations in areas such as public-private sector contract negotiations, Medicaid and human services program design, and procurement and organizational strategy. Osaki’s work weaves strategic priorities and community impact.
Osaki served as treasurer on the executive governing board of the American Public Human Services Association, as board vice chair for Episcopal Day School of St. Matthew in San Mateo, and as board member for her local PTA.

Osaki earned her undergraduate degree in political science from Stanford in 2000.

In 2022, Osaki received the Stanford Associates Governors’ Award for exemplary and long-standing volunteer service to the university. Osaki serves on the Haas Center National Advisory Board. She has also served as a member of the Stanford Alumni Association Board, chair of the Stanford Associates Board, co-founder and co-president of Stanford Alumni in Public Service, member of the Board of Trustees’ Task Force for Minority Alumni Relations, and member of The Stanford Challenge Leadership Council, and volunteered her time in many other capacities, including for her class reunions.

Osaki and her husband, Stephen Chan (BA ’00), have supported The Stanford Fund, Humanities and Sciences, and the Haas Center for Public Service. They have three children and reside in Burlingame.

Josh Silverman

Josh Silverman is executive chair of Etsy, where he previously served as CEO from 2017 to 2025. Prior to Etsy, he spent a year as executive-in-residence at Greylock Partners venture capital firm from 2016 to 2017, and he was president of consumer products at American Express from 2011 to 2015. Silverman was CEO of Skype, CEO of Shopping.com, and a managing director at eBay. He is also a co-founder of Evite and was Evite’s CEO from 1998 to 2001.

Silverman serves on the board of Instacart, the executive council of TechNet, and the board executive committee of Partnership for New York City. He previously served on the boards of Shake Shack, Code Nation, and Lincoln Center Theater.

Silverman earned his undergraduate degree in public policy from Brown in 1991 and his MBA from Stanford in 1997.

Silverman and his family are supporters of the Stanford Graduate School of Business and he has volunteered his time there in multiple capacities, from serving on the school’s management board to mentoring students to working in admissions. He also serves on his class reunion committee.

Silverman and his wife have two children and live in New York City.