We're starting the year with a list of SF's most influential people.
Aleksandra Zee, Woodworker (pictured above).
Photo courtesy of Joe Fletcher.
Joy Bianchi, philanthropist and Director of Helpers.
Jerry Takigawa, fine-art Photographer.
Anna Weinberg and Jennifer Puccio, the restaurateurs behind Marlowe, Park Tavern, and The Cavalier.
Erik Joule, President and CMO of Alternative Apparel.
Jefferson Mack, Blacksmith.
Steven Kilzer, Founder of Capital Eyewear
Joshua Ziering, Founder of QuiQui.
Thad Vogler, The city's foremost liquor authority.
Thao Nguyen, Singer-Songwriter of Thao & The Get Down Stay Down.
Leila Janah, Founder and CEO of Sama Group.
Josh Tetrick, Cofounder and CEO of Hampton Creek.
Chaz Bundick, Musician behind Toro y Moi and Les Sins.
Cheryl Haines, Curator of “@Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz" and Executive Director of FOR-SITE.
Divya Nag, Founder of StartX Med and Stem Cell Theranostics.
Kevin Sessums, Editor in Chief of FourTwoNine.
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, Founder of the Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen Foundation.
Carlos Watson, CEO of Ozy Media.
Erich Pearson, Cofounder of San Francisco Patient and Resource Center.
Nate Levine, Mike Rosengarten, and Zac Bookman. Cofounder, CTO, and CEO and Cofounder of OpenGov.
Elizabeth Holmes, CEO and Founder of Theranos.
Hunter Pence, Outfielder for the San Francisco Giants.
Gary Friedman, CEO of Restoration Hardware.
Debbie Sterling, CEO of GoldieBlox.
Photo courtesy ofAndrew Paynter.
Matt Semmelhack and Mark Liberman, General Manager/Owner and Chef/Owner of Mercer Restaurant Group (AQ and TBD).
Keith Haring, late Artist and social activist.
Photo courtesy of Matt Edge.
Traci Des Jardins,Restaurateur.
Photo courtesy of Douglas Friedman.
Vanessa Getty, Founder of the Peninsula Humane Society and SPCA.
Daniel Lurie, Founder of Tipping Point Community.
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