The Hakone Board of Trustees is an integral part of the Foundation. Trustees are appointed for two-year terms, with a maximum three consecutive terms.

Executive Board Chairman of the Board - Dr. Masato (Marty) Matsuo
Executive Director & CEO - Lon Saavedra
Mayor, City of Saratoga - Chuck Page
Vice Chair - Connie Young Yu
Secretary - Elaine Salter
Treasurer - Dr. Faramarz Yazdani

Members of the Hakone Board of Trustees

Tanya Candia
Beverly Harada
Jill Hunter - Vice Mayor, City of Saratoga
Elaine Salter
Dr. Ann Waltonsmith - Mayor Emeritus, City of Saratoga

Advisory Board and Honorary Trustees

William E. Glennon
Floyd Kvamme
Norman Mineta, Former Member of Congress and U.S. Secretary of Transportation
Richard Moe, President, National Trust for Historic Preservation
Morihito Nagai
Yoshihiro Uchida
Henry Yamate
Kiyoshi Yasui, 14th generation traditional Japanese architect
Consul General of Japan in San Francisco