Capitol Weekly’s Top 100: Jim Wunderman

74. Jim Wunderman

The Bay Area gets a bad rap just about everywhere but down on Market Street these days. And maybe even there at times. But Jim Wunderman, president and CEO of the Bay Area Council, a policy and advocacy organization repping about 330 of the largest businesses in the region, is one of The City’s biggest boosters. Under Wunderman, BAC has led or partnered on countless ballot measure campaigns that have secured tens of billions of dollars for transportation, affordable housing, early education, climate resilience and healthcare. But never one to stand pat, he is working now with Silicon Valley Leadership Group chief Ahmad Thomas on a merger of their two organizations that could make the newly-formed group even more dynamic and influential than either could be alone. Before taking helm at the council, Wunderman worked for both Dianne Feinstein and Frank M. Jordan when they served as San Francisco mayor.

Updated Aug. 7, 2024