California College of the Arts announces two new members joining its Board of Trustees
Appointments bring expertise in arts advocacy, finance, real estate, and nonprofit leadership to support CCA’s mission and impact
San Francisco, CA—August 28, 2025—California College of the Arts (CCA) is pleased to announce the appointment of two new trustees, David Saxe and Bonnie Hewson, effective July 25, 2025. These appointments strengthen the college’s governance with leaders whose careers span arts advocacy, cultural strategy, finance, international development, and real estate.
“David and Bonnie each bring unique strengths that will enrich the college’s leadership,” said CCA President David C. Howse. “David’s deep ties to the arts community and longstanding family connection to CCA, combined with Bonnie’s extensive career in finance, law, and nonprofit leadership, will be invaluable in guiding the college’s next chapter and reinforcing our role as a leading institution for creative education and innovation.”
David Saxe brings significant non-profit arts experience from his roles with the Contemporary Jewish Museum, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and as co-founder of Calvera Partners, a real estate investment firm. His connection to the college is rooted in the legacy of his parents, Dorothy and George Saxe, who assembled one of the country’s most prominent contemporary craft collections and later endowed a scholarship at CCA. George also served as a member of the Board of Trustees.
Bonnie Hewson brings a wealth of expertise in law, finance, international development, and nonprofit leadership, with senior roles at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, and JP Morgan Chase. She comes to CCA as the proud mother of alum and conceptual artist Kari Marboe (BFA Ceramics 2008), who also served as an assistant professor in the First Year Program until her untimely passing in 2022.
The new trustees will help guide the institution's strategic initiatives while supporting its commitment to fostering creativity, critical thinking, and cultural engagement.
About David Saxe
A lifelong advocate for the arts, David Saxe serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Contemporary Jewish Museum and previously served on the board of ArtPoint, which supports the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. He is also a member of the Capital Planning Committee of the San Francisco Jewish Community Federation and a recipient of the Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award for leadership.
David is the co-founder of Calvera Partners, a real estate investment firm that helps individuals build wealth through multifamily real estate investments. He earned a B.A. in Economics from Northwestern University and an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.
About Bonnie Hewson
Bonnie Hewson is a lawyer and banker with extensive experience spanning international development, affordable housing, medical education, fundraising, and nonprofit consultancy. She served as CEO and CFO for the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and later as Executive Director of Development for Orthopedics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and has also held senior leadership roles with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, JP Morgan Chase, where she founded the Global Structured Finance Services business line, and international law firm Watson, Farley & Williams.
Hewson earned her AB in History at Princeton University in 1973, her JD at New York University Law School in 1979 as a Root-Tilden Scholar in Public Interest Law, and a certificate in Business Strategy from the Executive Management Program at Columbia University in 1998. She has also been active in Princeton alumni fundraising and has served on a range of nonprofit and corporate boards.
About California College of the Arts
Founded in 1907, California College of the Arts (CCA) educates students to shape culture and society through art, architecture, design, and writing. The college offers a rich curriculum of 17 undergraduate and 10 graduate programs taught by a faculty of expert practitioners. Located in the vibrant San Francisco Bay Area, CCA uniquely prepares students for lifelong creative work by fostering social and environmental responsibility, innovation, and community engagement. Graduates are highly sought-after by companies such as Pixar, Apple, IDEO, and Google, and many go on to launch their own successful businesses.
CCA’s expanded campus, designed by world-renowned architecture firm Studio Gang and completed in fall 2024, adds 82,300 square feet of space for teaching, making, and presenting art in a continuous indoor-outdoor environment.