CPC Board of Trustees Welcomes New President & Chair
The Center for Plant Conservation’s (CPC) Board of Trustees is a group of dedicated individuals that each bring to our organization a wealth of knowledge, unique professional experiences, and a profound enthusiasm and commitment to CPC’s mission to safeguard imperiled plants from extinction.
Leading this extraordinary group is CPC’s newly elected Board President & Chair, David Doyle, whose passion for plants and conservation—and long-standing support of CPC—will be a boon to our organization and guide his leadership during an exciting new chapter. David succeeds Dr. Barbara Millen, who served in the role from 2020-2024. We are deeply grateful to both David and Barbara for their stalwart leadership and support!
David Doyle is a retired attorney with a passion for plants and nature conservation residing in San Diego, California. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Magna cum Laude, from the University of California -San Diego (UCSD), and subsequently took a Master of Laws (LLM) degree from the University of California – Los Angeles Law School.
After working in government as a Law Clerk and Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of California, Mr. Doyle entered private practice specializing in patent litigation. He served as managing partner of the San Diego office of Baker & McKenzie and as Chair of the Patent Group at Morrison & Foerster, where he was named in multiple years by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top ten national patent trial lawyers.
Mr. Doyle has engaged in many community activities, including serving on the Boards of Trustees of the UCSD Alumni Foundation, UCSD CONNECT (a University/ Technology Industry interface organization), the Kyoto Symposium Organization (Board Chair 2015-2022), as well as volunteering with Big Brother San Diego (2008 – 2015). In 2017, he co-chaired the annual Gala of Voices for Children – San Diego with his wife, former Center for Plant Conservation Trustee Nancy Doyle.
“There is an impressive roster of botanic garden and plant conservation groups. Among those, I see the CPC as the one most ‘having its hands in the dirt’: digging into the nitty-gritty to save plants, so I am thrilled to be a part of this dynamic organization and network.” – David Doyle