William R. Schulte, Chair

Bill Schulte worked for over 28 years with the California Public Utilities Commission. Subsequent to his retirement as Director of the CPUC’s Consumer Protection Division, he has been engaged by a number of telecommunications companies and associations, transportation companies, and real estate developers assisting in resolving regulatory issues. Mr. Schulte has also been engaged by the US Agency for International Development and the World Bank in assisting developing countries in Western and Southern Africa and Southeast Asia. He is also on the Board of Directors of Sustainable San Mateo County and Self Help for the Elderly.

What did the Easter Islander who cut down the last palm tree say while he was doing it? Similar questions arise for every society that has inadvertently damaged its environment. There is a whole series of reasons why societies do make such mistakes. — Jared Diamond