Bob Kirkwood, The eldest son of Robert C. Kirkwood

Robert C. Kirkwood

Robert C. Kirkwood served as a member of the California State Assembly representing part of Santa Clara County from 1947 until 1953, when he resigned to accept an appointment as California State Controller by Governor Earl Warren...

, was born in Palo Alto, CA in 1939. In 2005, he was appointed to the Sierra Nevada Conservancy

Sierra Nevada Conservancy

Sierra Nevada Conservancy is a California state agency created by bi-partisan legislation and signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger in 2004...

. He is the former director of government and education affairs for Hewlett Packard Company. Kirkwood serves on the boards of the Peninsula Open Space Trust and the California Advisory Board of the Trust for Public Land. He is a former member and chairman of the California Coastal Conservancy

California Coastal Conservancy

The California Coastal Conservancy is a state agency in California established in 1976 to enhance coastal resources and access.-Goals:The agency's official goals are to:*Protect and improve coastal wetlands, streams and watersheds...

and a former member of the board of the Planning and Conservation League Foundation.