Lyle Poncher is the co-founder of Voyager Management, an LA-based investment firm that focuses on hedge fund investments for its clients. He has also been active in development and investment in commercial and residential properties since the late 1970s. Lyle served on the Wildwood School Board of Trustees for 32 years and was its President from 1996 to 2001 when Wildwood founded its innovative secondary school. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Spirit Rock Meditation Center for 8 years and was its President. Lyle is a trustee of Metivta, a Los Angeles Center for Contemplative Judaism, and has organized and taught in many of Metivta’s programs and retreats over the past 25 years. He holds a B.A. in History from UC Berkeley. A longtime meditator with a daily practice, Lyle has attended many Spirit Rock retreats over the past two decades and has attended Dharma Ground retreats during the last several years.