Bruce Pasternack was the President and CEO of the Special Olympics International from 2005 to 2007. He served on the board of directors of Codexis, a biotechnology company based out of Redwood City California, Accelrys, Inc. a software company specializing in biotechnology, BEA Systems a company specialized in enterprise infrastructure software products, Quantum Corporation a manufacturer of data storage devices and systems, and Symyx Technologies a company that specialized in informatics and automation products. Prior to being a director for public companies, he was a Senior Vice President of Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc. for over 20 years, and the Managing Partner of the firm's organization and strategic leadership center and its offices in California as well as leading the energy, chemicals and pharmaceuticals practice.