Kirk Tramble

Kirk Tramble ’93, Founder and Principal of Kizata LLC, has been appointed to the Foundation for California Community Colleges Board of Directors following the unanimous approval by the California Community Colleges Board of Governors. He will serve a four-year term from July 2026 through June 2030.

Tramble is a technology and artificial intelligence (AI) leader with expertise in AI governance with more than 20 years of experience spanning enterprise technology, cloud strategy, and the nonprofit sector. At the helm of Kizata LLC, he advises organizations on responsible AI adoption and governance and has held leadership roles at Chevron, Oracle NetSuite, Apple, and Nitro Software. He also served as Board President of the Cal Alumni Association, UC Berkeley’s alumni organization, where he provided fiduciary oversight for a $16 million organization and chaired its Executive Committee.

A former faculty member at College of San Mateo, Tramble spent eight years teaching cloud computing and developing the college’s Cloud Computing Certificate of Achievement. His work focused on expanding pathways into STEM and technology careers, particularly for students historically underrepresented in the field. Tramble holds a Master of Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California, Berkeley.

FoundationCCC is the official nonprofit auxiliary to the California Community Colleges system, the nation’s largest system of higher education. Governed by its Board of Directors, FoundationCCC partners with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, philanthropic organizations, government agencies, and private-sector partners to advance economic and social mobility for more than 2 million students statewide.