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Meet Silicon Valley's Most Philanthropic Power Players

By The Editors By The Editors | June 20, 2022 | People Feature

Silicon Valley can flex its muscles in ways other than world-changing technology. Here are the power players in the worlds of philanthropy and community support.

PHOTO BY TAYLOR HILL/GETTY IMAGESMARK ZUCKERBERG AND PRISCILLA CHAN
CHAN ZUCKERBERG INITIATIVE
chanzuckerberg.com

STEPHEN AND JARED SILVER
SILVER FAMILY FOUNDATION
shsilver.com

EVAN AND SARA WILLIAMS
FOUNDERS, SOMELAND FOUNDATION
650.855.6800

MARC AND LYNNE BENIOFF
FOUNDERS, SALESFORCE FOUNDATION

salesforce.com

BRIAN ACTON
ACTON FAMILY GIVING

actonfamilygiving.com

JOHN A. AND JOHN M. SOBRATO
FOUNDERS, SOBRATO FAMILY FOUNDATION
sobrato.com

CASE AND LISA SWENSON
FOUNDERS, SWENSON FOUNDATION

swensonfoundation.org

LARRY KRAMER
PRESIDENT, THE WILLIAM AND FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION

hewlett.org

CYNTHIA J. BRANDT
CEO AND PRESIDENT, LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTH

lpfch.org

HARVEY FINEBERG
PRESIDENT, GORDON AND BETTY MOORE FOUNDATION

moore.org

CARI TUNA
PRESIDENT, GOOD VENTURES FOUNDATION

goodventures.org

LAWRENCE PAGE
PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN, THE CARL VICTOR PAGE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

650.313.2002

JAN KOUM
PRESIDENT, THE KOUM FAMILY FOUNDATION

415.903.3200

PHOTO BY SCOTT OLSON/GETTY IMAGESSHERYL SANDBERG
SHERYL SANDBERG AND DAVE GOLDBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION
sgff.org

LAURENE POWELL JOBS
PRESIDENT, WAVERLY STREET FOUNDATION

emersoncollective.com

DEANNA GOMBY
PRESIDENT AND CEO, HEISING-SIMONS FOUNDATION

hsfoundation.org

WENDY SCHMIDT
PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR, SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION

tsffoundation.org

TASHIA MORGRIDGE
PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR, TOSA FOUNDATION

650.851.6922

ANNE WOJCICKI
PRESIDENT AND CHAIRWOMAN, ANNE WOJCICKI FOUNDATION

650.209.9501

MIKE KUBZANSKY
CEO, OMIDYAR NETWORK FUND INC.

omidyar.com

KATEY KENNEDY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE 1440 FOUNDATION

1440foundation.org

THOMAS SIEBEL
PRESIDENT, THE THOMAS AND STACEY SIEBEL FOUNDATION

650.299.5200

TIMOTHY KNOWLES
PRESIDENT, THE CARNEGIE FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHING

carnegiefoundation.org

BRIAN AND TEGAN ACTON
FOUNDERS AND CO-CHAIRS, SUNLIGHT GIVING

sunlightgiving.org

LORI L. HUANG
PRESIDENT, THE JEN-HSUN & LORI HUANG FOUNDATION

650.845.8100

AMY RODDE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE VALHALLA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

valhalla.org

PHOTO BY STEVE FISCHJOHN AND MARCIA GOLDMAN
JOHN & MARCIA GOLDMAN FOUNDATION
jmgoldmanfoundation.org

JOHN P. MORGRIDGE
CHAIR, CISCO SYSTEMS FOUNDATION

cisco.com/go/foundation

AJAY KELA
PRESIDENT AND CEO, WADHWANI OPERATING FOUNDATION

wfglobal.org

JUSTIN PRETTYMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 49ERS FOUNDATION

49ers.com

SUE PETERSEN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS COMMUNITY FUND

mlb.com/giants/community/fund

HEATHER HOOPER
DIRECTOR, SHARKS FOUNDATION

nhl.com/sharks/sharksfoundation

RAHUL DEVASKAR
DIRECTOR, QUAKES FOUNDATION

sjearthquakes.com

DAVID GRECO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ALL STARS HELPING KIDS

allstarshelpingkids.org

BRANDON STAGLIN
FOUNDER, ONE MIND

onemind.org

ESTA SOLER
FOUNDER, FUTURES WITHOUT VIOLENCE
futureswithoutviolence.org

KYRA KAZANTZIS
CEO, SILICON VALLEY COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS

svcn.org

PETER OLSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PENINSULA VOLUNTEERS

penvol.org

PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL AND SARA FRANTIMICHAEL AND SARA FRANTI
FOUNDERS, DO IT FOR THE LOVE
doitforthelove.com

ERIN BADILLO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DRESS FOR SUCCESS SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN JOSE

dressforsuccess.org

NICOLE TAYLOR
PRESIDENT AND CEO, SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

siliconvalleycf.org

MICHELE LEW
CEO, THE HEALTH TRUST

healthtrust.org

ASHLEY MICHEL-HALL
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, CATALYST KIDS

catalystkids.org

ASHLEY HUNTER RILEY
FOUNDER, FIT KIDS

fitkids.org

MARTHA RYAN
CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS, COMMONWEALTH CLUB OF CALIFORNIA

commonwealthclub.org

LOUIS CHICOINE
CEO, ABODE SERVICES

abodeservices.org

LESLIE BACHO
CEO, SILICON VALLEY SECOND HARVEST

shfb.org

HERMELINDA SAPIEN
PRESIDENT AND CEO, CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING

cetweb.edu

TALI RONEN
CHAIR OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, OSHMAN FAMILY JCC

paloaltojcc.org

STEFANIE ROUMELIOTES
FOUNDER AND CEO, SGR CONSULTING

sgrconsultingsf.com



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Photography by: TAYLOR HILL/GETTY IMAGES; SCOTT OLSON/GETTY IMAGES; STEVE FISCH; COURTESY OF MICHAEL AND SARA FRANTI