Founders
Bruce Lindstrom
Bruce Lindstrom grew up in a strict evangelical household in Orange County California. After coming out at a young age, Bruce’s family excluded him from all family gatherings for 15 years. Despite this lack of familial support, Bruce worked his way through college and eventually through graduate school.
As a young entrepreneur in the 1970s, Bruce realized the importance of mentoring and leadership by working closely with Sol Price who founded The Price Club. This innovative business eventually grew into Costco, the nation’s largest membership-only warehouse club.
After a very successful business career, Bruce and his late partner, Carl Strickland, wanted to give back to the community. The two had an idea for an organization to focus on young leaders in the LGBTQ community who wanted go to college but lacked the means to do so. They turned to their good friend, John Pence, and their close circle of friends for help and in 2001 founded Point Foundation.
John Pence
Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Educated in the public schools of Fort Wayne and South Bend, Indiana. A. B. in political science and economics from Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana in 1958. Commissioned Naval Officer (Ensign through Lieutenant commander) from 1958 – 1967. Various administrative assignments aboard ships, with Admiral’s staffs, and, from 1965 – 1967, served as a White House Social Aide to President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson, Washington, D.C. Taught at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD and earned a Masters Degree from American University in the field of Government.
From 1967 to 1974 served as an Economist and International Negotiator for Trans World Airlines in New York and the International Air Transport Association in Geneva, Switzerland. Named High commissioner for Commercial Coordination of IATA for an eighteen month stint living in Geneva.
In 1975, founded the John Pence Gallery in San Francisco, California. The gallery is one of the nation’s premier galleries for American Realism: past and present. The gallery represents important American realist painters and sculptors from across the country whose works are acquired by a cadre of high-end collectors internationally and from all fifty states. Served frequently on the Board of Directors for the San Francisco Art Dealers Association and, from 1997 through 1999, served as its Board President.
John Pence and the John Pence Gallery have been active in San Francisco’s non-profit community as host for numerous fundraising events: including Project Open Hand, the AIDS Emergency Fund, Junior League of San Francisco, San Francisco’s New Main Library, Project Read, San Francisco’s Gay Men’s Chorus, GLSEN, and numerous others.
Landon Marchant
HSBC Point Scholar
Williams College
Sociology
They/Them/Theirs
At the age of 18, Landon enlisted in the United States Air Force, hoping to suppress their gender identity and sexuality. However, instead of turning Landon cis and straight, the military introduced them to countless successful and happy LGBTQ people. Since an honorable discharge in 2011, Landon has devoted their time to helping LGBTQ troops and veterans. After graduation from Williams College, Landon intends to continue supporting LGBTQ veterans with achieving their post-military goals, while also working to change the way we think about socioeconomic mobility, skilled labor, and military service.
Timothy S. Jones II
Calamus Foundation Point Scholar
Stanford University
Theater and Performance Studies
He/Him
As a formerly homeless youth who was in and out of foster care, Timothy credits studying the arts with giving him a second chance at life. Building upon degrees in English and Drama from Morehouse College and an MFA from Columbia university, Timothy is earning his PhD in Theater and Performance Studies from Stanford University. At Stanford he will continue to use his voice as a visionary and creative leader to inspire conversations around Black bodies, trauma, and social justice.
Leanne Ho
University of Oklahoma
English Literature/Biology
She/Her or They/Them
As an English Literary and Cultural studies major at the University of Oklahoma, it might be surprising to learn that Leanne recently celebrated acceptances to the nation’s top medical schools. As a cancer survivor and former intern in the US Senate, Leanne plans to use their voice to advocate for affordable and inclusive healthcare through clinical medicine and policy intervention. First, however, they will head to Oxford as the recipient of a 2020 Rhodes Scholarship.
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