About the Bay Area Council
The Bay Area Council unites top business leaders to help solve the region’s toughest challenges and steward its leadership in a connected world.
- Outlook Conference, Think Big: May 23, 2013 1 PM - 5:30 PM SF Jazz Center, San Francisco
- Governor's China trade mission: April 8-16, 2013 Beijing, Shanghai, Ghangzhou
- Sacramento Advocacy Day: April 29, 2013 Sacramento
- Washington D.C. delegation: May 14-16, 2013
- Board of Directors Meeting: July 18, 2013 10 AM - Noon San Francisco
- 2013 Annual Dinner and Business Hall of Fame: November 7, 2013 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Hilton Hotel Union Square, San Francisco
About the Bay Area Council
The Bay Area Council is a business-sponsored, public policy advocacy organization for the nine-county Bay Area. The Council proactively advocates for a strong economy, a vital business environment, and a better quality of life for everyone who lives here.
Founded in 1945, as a way for the region’s business community and like-minded individuals to concentrate and coordinate their efforts, the Bay Area Council is widely respected by elected officials, policy makers and other civic leaders as the regional voice of business in the Bay Area.
Today, more than 275 of the largest employers in the region support the Bay Area Council and offer their CEO or top executive as a member.
Bay Area Council Mission
We are business leaders committed to working with public and civic leaders to make the Bay Area the most innovative, globally competitive, and sustainable region in the world.
What we do
We improve the competitiveness and vitality of the Bay Area region by:
- Informing and mobilizing business, civic, and political leaders on the most critical issues and opportunities facing the region.
- Developing solutions for an ambitious vision for the region’s future with participation of business, government, labor, science and education.
- Achieving results through advocacy and committed leadership to realize this vision.
How we do what we do
To meet this commitment, we:
- 1. Identify the most critical challenges and opportunities confronting the region.
- 2. Conduct respected research and analysis that sets the agenda for major policy initiatives.
- 3. Promote understanding and collaboration among leaders of affected stakeholders.
- 4. Drive implementation of strategic policy solutions through political, business, and civic leadership.
Why what we do matters
Our members gain:
- Significant clout - through involvement of critical mass of top business leaders.
- Collective action - on issues that matter to their company.
- Direct access - to top federal, state, and regional political leaders and stakeholder groups.
- Valuable connections - to the influential business and civic leaders in the region and the world.
- Credibility - through well researched, fact-based positions and policy recommendations.
- Regional policy expertise - through internal experts, external networks, and partner organizations.
- Execution ability - an organization with a proven ability to get results and achieve needed policy outcomes.
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RECENT VIDEOS
Senior Policy Advisor Micah Weinberg on Transforming Healthcare
Micah Weinberg, Senior Policy Advisor, talks about the Council's work to transform California's healthcare system, reining in costs and improving quality
2011 Bay Area Council Outlook Conference - Governor Jerry Brown
George Halvorson, Kaiser Permanente’s Chairman & CEO, discusses the importance of early childhood education
2011 Bay Area Council Outlook Conference - Gov. Jerry Brown
Governor Brown addresses the audience at the 2011 Bay Area Council Outlook Conference
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Cyber Security Committee Meeting
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