Uday Kapoor, M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle 1972, retired as an Engineering Director from Oracle Corporation in 2018. He has over 45 years of experience in several Silicon Valley companies. His adult son has developmental disabilities as well as schizoaffective disorder. Uday’s association with NAMI-SCC started with the Family-to-Family class and intensified when his son faced a housing crisis due to the sudden closure of the board and care facility where he lived. Uday believes that solutions to the challenges in the housing situation can be effectively addressed by collaborating with Santa Clara County and other stakeholders. He joined the NAMI-SCC Board in 2017 as Vice President of Supportive Housing, and was elected President in April 2022.