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Professional leadership in San Francisco

The Bay Area's organizations are shaped by venture capital: founder communities and angel groups are stronger here than anywhere else, the peer-group chapters skew toward technology, and several organizations that are virtual elsewhere hold their in-person events in San Francisco. EO has two chapters in the region, TIGER 21 and Hampton run San Francisco groups, and the angel groups — the Band of Angels, Sand Hill Angels, Harvard Business School Alumni Angels' Northern California chapter, Keiretsu Forum — screen more early-stage companies than any other city's. The historic clubs on Nob Hill remain among the most selective in the country and publish almost nothing; the newer clubs south of Market position themselves for founders. Silicon Valley and Peninsula chapters are listed under San Francisco.

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With a verified local chapter or presence

A chapter is recorded only when the organization itself lists it or a named publication reports it; the source is shown. Meeting schedules are set locally — confirm with the chapter.
Organization	Local chapter	Who it is for	Source
CREDA (formerly NAIOP)Professional association	San Francisco Bay Area chapter	Commercial real estate developers, owners, investors and asset managers, plus the professional and service firms that work with them	Source ↗
PavilionPeer advisory	San Francisco	In-seat go-to-market leaders in sales, marketing, customer success, partnerships and revenue operations who manage teams and carry a revenue number, plus a separate tier for B2B…	Source ↗
Urban Land InstituteProfessional association	ULI San Francisco district council	Professionals across the land use and real estate industry — developers, investors, lenders, architects, planners, public officials and academics	Source ↗
CCIM InstituteProfessional association	Northern California chapter	Commercial real estate practitioners — brokers, investors, asset managers, lenders, appraisers and developers — pursuing or holding the CCIM designation	Source ↗
NAWBOProfessional association	NAWBO San Francisco	Women who own an equity interest in a business in the United States, at any size, stage and industry	Source ↗
Society for Information ManagementProfessional association	SIM San Francisco	Senior IT and technology executives - CIOs and their direct reports - plus academics in information systems, consulting partners and non-IT leaders whose roles affect technology…	Source ↗
Commonwealth Club World AffairsNetworking organization	San Francisco headquarters headquarters	The general public in the San Francisco Bay Area and, through broadcast and podcast distribution, a national audience; membership is open to anyone	Source ↗
Commonwealth Club World AffairsNetworking organization	Silicon Valley regional programme	The general public in the San Francisco Bay Area and, through broadcast and podcast distribution, a national audience; membership is open to anyone	Source ↗
Financial Executives InternationalProfessional association	FEI San Francisco Bay Area	Senior corporate finance executives - CFOs, chief accounting officers, controllers, treasurers, tax executives and audit committee members	Source ↗
The PEER 150Networking organization	The PEER 150 San Francisco	Chief human resources officers, chief people officers and other senior HR leaders at large US employers	Source ↗
CFO Leadership CouncilProfessional association	CFO Leadership Council San Francisco	Senior finance executives - CFOs, VPs and directors of finance, controllers and chief accounting officers - at companies across the United States and Canada	Source ↗
Ellevate NetworkNetworking organization	Ellevate San Francisco	Professional women at all career stages, from early career through senior executive, plus corporate partners buying membership for their employees	Source ↗
ACGProfessional association	ACG San Francisco	Middle-market mergers and acquisitions professionals — private equity investors, corporate development officers, lenders, investment bankers, lawyers, accountants and advisers…	Source ↗
Gartner C-level CommunitiesLeadership network	Gartner C-level Communities - San Francisco community	Enterprise C-level executives - CIOs, CISOs, CHROs, CDAOs, CFOs and CSCOs - at large organisations, plus business-unit and regional C-level leaders at companies above $500 million…	Source ↗
ChiefNetworking organization	Chief Clubhouse San Francisco clubhouse	Senior women executives with at least fifteen years of leadership experience, from C-suite officers to founders and independent operators.	Source ↗
BLCK VCNetworking organization	BLCK VC San Francisco	Black venture capital investors, plus Black operators and recent graduates seeking to move into investing roles	Source ↗

Also available here: virtual and national organizations

These organizations state that participation can be virtual, or operate nationally without local chapters.

Peer advisory

Pavilion

In-seat go-to-market leaders in sales, marketing, customer success, partnerships and revenue operations who manage teams and carry a revenue number, plus a separate tier for B2B…

Professional association

NAWBO

Women who own an equity interest in a business in the United States, at any size, stage and industry

Professional association

AM&AA

Middle-market M&A advisers — investment bankers, CPAs, attorneys, valuation specialists, corporate financial investors and business advisers

Networking organization

Commonwealth Club World Affairs

The general public in the San Francisco Bay Area and, through broadcast and podcast distribution, a national audience; membership is open to anyone

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