Wendy Schmidt Wendy Schmidt Wendy Schmidt (born Wendy Susan Boyle; 1955) is an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She is the wife of Eric Schmidt, the former Executive Chairman of Google, whom she met in graduate school at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the president of the Schmidt Family Foundation. She was born in 1955 in Orange, New Jersey. Her parents owned an interior design firm, Boyle Design Associates. She graduated from Smith College in 1977 and attended graduate school at the University of California at Berkeley. While there, she met Eric Schmidt, then a doctoral student in computer science, and
Umpqua Holdings Corporation Davis became CEO and President of Umpqua Holdings in 1999. In 2007, Davis authored a book titled "Leading for Growth: How Umpqua Bank Got Cool and Created a Culture of Greatness". Cort O’Haver became President in April 2016, with Davis retaining the role of CEO. Davis stepped down as CEO in January 2017. O’Haver took over as CEO at that point while Davis became executive chair of the bank's board and continued to oversee Pivotus Ventures Inc. until his formal retirement, which was announced In late December 2017 and effective January 2, 2018. Umpqua Holdings Corporation Umpqua Holdings Corporation, d.b.a.