Eric Mortensen:  

EDUCATION: After graduating from Fremont HS, I attended UC Davis for 4 years. I was pre-med, then pre-optometry, then changed gears and wanted to be a CPA after taking some accounting classes my junior year! I graduated from UC Davis in 1986 with a BS in Genetics (was too far along with my Genetics degree to start over and change to business). I then went to Golden Gate University in San Francisco and did graduate work in accounting for 2 years to qualify for the CPA exam. WORK: I went into public accounting from 1988-1990, passed the CPA exam, and then decided to go into private industry. I worked for Kendall-Jackson Winery in Santa Rosa for 5 years, starting out as Jess Jackson's personal accountant and ending up managing the accounting for winery operations, vineyard production, and barrel manufacturing. I eventually moved back to the Bay Area and ended up in real estate. I am presently the CFO and a partner of a property management, redevelopment and leasing firm in Palo Alto. FAMILY: I got married in 1986, had one son (Lars) in 1991, and then divorced in 1997. I remarried in 2002 to my awesome wife (Lynda), who has one son (A...Expand for more