The Christian McCaffrey Foundation adds John Underwood to the Board
Underwood has over 25 years of investment experience. He joined Goldman Sachs in 1998 as an Associate and became Managing Director in 2006. He advises a select number of founders, family offices, foundations, and endowments. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Underwood was a high yield fixed income analyst covering multiple sectors.
Underwood serves on the Board of Trustees for the Christian McCaffrey Foundation, Santa Clara University, the Tewaaraton Foundation, and Medea Charitable Foundation. He also serves on the Board of Visitors for the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. He was a founding member of the Global Institute of Sustainability Board of Trustees, and served on the board of the United States Lacrosse Foundation, Larkin Street Youth Services, and Squaw Valley Ski Corporation.
“It is an honor to serve on the Board of CMF working with Christian and his amazing team,” shared Underwood. “Christian’s long-standing support for our deployed Military and Veterans resonates with me a great deal. He recognizes the incredible commitment and sacrifice our Veterans, particularly those in the Special Operations Community, make in service to our great country, and he is endeavoring to bring the same rehabilitative care and treatment to them that professional athletes enjoy.”
Underwood added, “Christian is a better person off the field than he is on it and I'm committed to bringing my experience serving the non-profit community over 25+ years to help him achieve his goals on behalf of our remarkable heroes.”
Formerly, he was a Board Member of the Stanford Institute of Economic Policy Research, of Marquette University, the Make-A-Wish Foundation (Greater Bay Area), as well as the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. He and his family were honored by the Navy Seal Foundation receiving the “Fire in the Gut” award in 2023 for their work with Afghan refugees.
Underwood is a member of the CFA Institute, and the CFA Society of San Francisco. He received an M.B.A. from Vanderbilt University and a B.S.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from Marquette University.
“It is an honor to serve on the Board of CMF working with Christian and his amazing team. Christian’s long-standing support for our deployed Military and Veterans resonates with me a great deal. He recognizes the incredible commitment and sacrifice our Veterans, particularly those in the Special Operations Community, make in service to our great country, and he is endeavoring to bring the same rehabilitative care and treatment to them that professional athletes enjoy.
Christian is a better person off the field than he is on it and I’m committed to bringing my experience serving the non-profit community over 25+ years to help him achieve his goals on behalf of our remarkable heroes.”