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Rich Taketa previously served as the Chair for the National Association of Environmental Law Societies (NAELS) and has served on the Board of Directors of Friends of the Earth, U.S.A. since 1997. Mr. Taketa has been a legal and business advisor to private companies, an executive and operations director, and an advocate for public health and environmental issues. As a principal with Eventide Management LLC, Mr. Taketa is the primary decision maker in the management of the Eventide Fund. As an attorney with the law firm of Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP, Rick advised technology and healthcare client companies on issues including capitalization, customer contracts, employment, mergers and acquisitions, governance and regulatory compliance. Prior to law, Rick worked in Washington D.C. for five years in numerous executive positions focusing on operations and management. In 1998, Mr. Taketa was the Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund's Forest Policy Associate and Legislative Coordinator for the Allied Voices project, a grassroots program bringing together over 500 religions leaders and scientists to engage in environmental policy. From 1995-97, Mr. Taketa was the Director of Free The Planet!, a network of over 400 collegiate environmental organizations. In 1995, Mr. Taketa implemented the campaign to gather 1.2 million signatures and deliver them to Members of Congress on the Environmental Bill of Rights petition. Mr. Taketa also directed a political campaign for the Fund for Public Interested Research, where he managed over 60 staff. Mr. Taketa has helped raise over a $2M in foundation grants and has been a contributor to numerous newspapers, magazines, and other publications. At law school, Mr. Taketa was the 1998 vice president at the Stanford Environmental Law Society and a member of the Stanford Environmental Law Journal. He received his J.D. from Stanford Law School and his B.A. in Economics and English from Colgate University.

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ABOUT Mission & Goals Bylaws Strategic Plan Leadership Governing Board Board of Directors Executive Director History Evolution of NAELS History of NAELS (.doc)	NAELS Board of Directors Rick Taketa Eventide Management, LLC, San Francisco, California Rich Taketa previously served as the Chair for the National Association of Environmental Law Societies (NAELS) and has served on the Board of Directors of Friends of the Earth, U.S.A. since 1997. Mr. Taketa has been a legal and business advisor to private companies, an executive and operations director, and an advocate for public health and environmental issues. As a principal with Eventide Management LLC, Mr. Taketa is the primary decision maker in the management of the Eventide Fund. As an attorney with the law firm of Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP, Rick advised technology and healthcare client companies on issues including capitalization, customer contracts, employment, mergers and acquisitions, governance and regulatory compliance. Prior to law, Rick worked in Washington D.C. for five years in numerous executive positions focusing on operations and management. In 1998, Mr. Taketa was the Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund's Forest Policy Associate and Legislative Coordinator for the Allied Voices project, a grassroots program bringing together over 500 religions leaders and scientists to engage in environmental policy. From 1995-97, Mr. Taketa was the Director of Free The Planet!, a network of over 400 collegiate environmental organizations. In 1995, Mr. Taketa implemented the campaign to gather 1.2 million signatures and deliver them to Members of Congress on the Environmental Bill of Rights petition. Mr. Taketa also directed a political campaign for the Fund for Public Interested Research, where he managed over 60 staff. Mr. Taketa has helped raise over a $2M in foundation grants and has been a contributor to numerous newspapers, magazines, and other publications. At law school, Mr. Taketa was the 1998 vice president at the Stanford Environmental Law Society and a member of the Stanford Environmental Law Journal. He received his J.D. from Stanford Law School and his B.A. in Economics and English from Colgate University. [back to bio homepage]
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