Leadership and Executive Search

Charlotte Pera Executive Director, Sustainability Accelerator, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability With decades of experience in nonprofits and large philanthropies focused on climate solutions, Pera is well-positioned to co-lead the Accelerator’s efforts to speed the translation of Stanford research into technology and policies that help improve the quality of human life on our planet.

Pera comes to Stanford from the Bezos Earth Fund, where she served as vice president and deputy CEO. In that role, Pera and colleagues worked closely with the fund’s founders, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, to disburse the fund’s entire $10 billion endowment by the year 2030 with a focus on fighting the climate crisis and protecting and restoring nature, with attention to global equity.

Before her time at the Bezos Earth Fund, Pera served for nearly a decade as president and CEO of ClimateWorks Foundation, a San Francisco-based nonprofit working globally to maximize philanthropy’s impact on climate change through strategic advisory services, convening, and grantmaking. In 2023, she was named one of the 50 most powerful women in U.S. philanthropy.

John Dalton Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Stanford Law School As the Associate Dean of Student Affairs, John supervises the Registrar’s Office and the Office of Student Affairs (OSA), oversees the programming put on by OSA, and engages in support and advising for students navigating a range of personal, academic, and health challenges. Prior to his appointment as Associate Dean, John served as the inaugural Director of Academic Success at Stanford Law School, where he helped to provide academic and bar advising, as well as academic support programming and counseling.

Before returning to Stanford Law, he spent over ten years working as an attorney at the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), where he worked primarily as a capital litigator and on EJI’s racial justice and education projects. Before working at EJI, he spent 15 months working as a corporate transactional associate at Davis Polk in their Menlo Park office. Prior to practicing, he clerked for Judge Pamela Ann Rymer, JD ‘64, of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena, California.

Amanda Goltz Director of Strategic Partnerships, Stanford Health Care Amanda is the inaugural Director of Strategic Partnerships, SHC, a new role tasked with designing and supporting a centralized industry intake process for proposed novel operations and care delivery solutions. Amanda and her team will support a governance process with key SHC leaders and faculty to select strategic partners for innovative co-creation and support contracting, pilot management, KPIs, and exits of those solutions to ensure alignment with the tripartite mission and address critical organizational needs.

Amanda brings a wealth of experience from her tenure at Amazon, where she managed a portfolio of digital health companies driving innovation for AWS's enterprise healthcare and life sciences customers. In a previous role at Amazon, Amanda launched a Health and Wellness domain on Alexa, helping consumers at home manage medications, navigate the health system, and access care.

Amanda has held executive roles in digital health strategy and innovation at BTG (now Boston Scientific), Aetna, Purchaser Business Group on Health, the California Department of Health and Human Services, and two major health systems: Mass General Brigham and New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.

Robert Pettit Director of Human Resources Robert brings over two decades of leadership experience. He has previously held positions at UC Davis, UC Office of the President, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He is deeply committed to mentoring and developing employee success at every level of an organization. Robert is particularly skilled in partnering with organizations to enhance employee engagement, promote accountability, and facilitate effective change management.

Victoria Leyton Assistant Dean for Research Operations Victoria joins us from Baylor College of Medicine, where she served as the Director of Research Administration in the Office of Sponsored Programs. As the Assistant Dean for Research Operations, Victoria will provide strategic and operational oversight of the School of Medicine’s research operations and lead the Research Management Group (RMG). She will be a key point of contact for research teams throughout the School of Medicine and our health systems and will be a primary liaison with research leaders across the university. Victoria will also play a key role in an initiative to optimize our research proposal development and study activation processes to support the continued growth of the medical school’s research portfolio.

Michael Rothman Executive Director, Process Excellence Michael is a seasoned healthcare leader with more than 15 years of experience in spearheading strategic programs that drive significant change, foster cultures of continuous improvement, and enhance organizational capability. His expertise lies in successfully implementing Lean management systems, resulting in sustained revenue growth, the delivery of high-value care and services, and substantial cost reductions. In his role as the Executive Director of Process Excellence, Michael will play a pivotal role in leading the School of Medicine's process improvement and change management program. Collaborating closely with the School, department leaders, and the Office of Chief Operating Officer leadership team, he will ensure the alignment of process and operational excellence initiatives with the School's mission, goals, and overarching strategies.

Clariecia Groves Director of Workforce Analytics Clariecia has over 13 years of analytics and insights experience, including in visualizations, statistics, and predictive analytics. She loves to bridge the gap between business, analytics, and strategy and has a strong passion for teaching and helping others to use data to make better decisions. Most recently, she led the workforce analytics function at Tenneco, an auto manufacturing company, where she focused on developing roadmaps, creating a data governance structure, and building a team. Prior to that, Clariecia worked at Ascension Healthcare, serving in various leadership and analytical roles focused on business intelligence, data analytics, and research. As a lifelong learner, Clariecia has a B.S. in Mathematics, a M.S. in Statistics and Operations Research, and a doctorate in Engineering Management.