Gerry Chow

Foundation Staff

Gerry Chow

Chief Financial Officer

Gerry Chow joined the Foundation in 2015. Previously, he served as Vice President of Finance and Risk Management for Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, and Senior Grants Officer for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. He holds an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.

Our Team

Board of Directors

Janis MacKenzie

Board Chair

Founder & President, MacKenzie Communications For more than 30 years, Janis has led a successful marketing and communications agency that helps organizations and individuals communicate...

Melissa Chadwick-Dunn

Board Treasurer

Portfolio Manager, RS Investments Melissa is a Portfolio Manager at RS Investments, an Affiliate of Victory Capital, and manages $15 billion of growth equity assets....

Robert Turley

Board Secretary

Asset Allocation and Portfolio Strategy, Dodge & Cox Robert Turley is an Investment Committee Member and Portfolio Strategy Analyst at investment management services firm Dodge...

Pamela Baer

Lifetime Director

Pam Baer is a native Texan who graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a marketing/finance degree. Pam started her career in New...

George H. Clyde

Lifetime Director

Community Leader George led the effort to create the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation in 1993 and chaired the Foundation’s Board in its formative years....

Judy Guggenhime

Lifetime Director

Community Leader Judy previously worked for Election Central, an independent nonprofit organization providing results to the news media in Houston. Moving to San Francisco, she...

Simone Balch

Simone Balch is Sonen Capital’s Chief Growth Officer and is responsible for developing and driving the firm’s growth strategies. In addition to overseeing the sales...

Howard Chi

COO, San Francisco SPCA For over 20 years, Howard has led multi-million dollar brands and startups through his focus on sound fiscal policy and an...

Andrew Clark

President, Strategic Aid Partnerships Andrew graduated from Saint Mary’s College and the University of San Francisco School of Law. He is the President of Strategic...

Susan P. Ehrlich, MD, MPP

Chief Executive Officer, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Dr. Ehrlich is the Chief Executive Officer of the Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital...

Rodney A. Fong

President & CEO, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Rodney A. Fong is a native San Franciscan and a third-generation owner of the world-famous Wax Museum...

Alfonso Felder

Executive VP, Administration at San Francisco Giants Alfonso Felder is the Chief Operations & Experience Officer with the San Francisco Giants. He has spent nearly...

Suzanne Giraudo, PhD

Health Commissioner, San Francisco Health Commission Dr. Giraudo is a psychologist and is the Clinical Director of the California Pacific Medical Center Department of Pediatrics...

Kimberley Goode

Chief Communications and Social Impact Officer, BMO Financial Group Kimberley Goode thrives on tackling tough challenges and developing the talent needed to address them. She currently...

Cristina Huezo

Vice President, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Cristina is Vice President at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), the philanthropic organization founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Priscilla...

Hemal Kanzaria, MD MSc

Professor, UCSF Department of Emergency Medicine; Chief of Performance Excellence, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center Dr. Hemal Kanzaria, MD, MSc, is a...

Matthew Kinsella

Venture Capital, Partner, Maverick Ventures Matt joined Maverick in 2005 and was responsible for the public software investment effort through 2014, with a particular focus...

Jenna Lim

Jenna is the founder and CEO of TRIVAD, Inc., a global company and recipient of many awards, specializing in architecting and designing IT and Cybersecurity...

Allan E. Low

Real Estate Attorney, Perkins Coie Allan Low serves as a Partner at Perkins Coie, a leading international law firm known for providing high-value, strategic solutions...

James D. Marks, MD, PhD

Chief of Performance Excellence, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Dr. Marks received his medical degree from UCSF, where he also completed residencies in Internal Medicine and...

Andrew McCollum

CEO, Philo Andrew attended Harvard College, taking time off as part of the founding team of Facebook, and graduating with an AB in Computer Science...

Elizabeth Minick

Managing Director, San Francisco-East Bay Market Executive at Bank of America Liz Minick is the San Francisco-East Bay Market executive at Bank of America leading...

Ellen Magnin Newman

Ellen Newman Associates Ellen is the founder of Ellen Newman Associates and has developed products and marketing strategies for diverse clients such as Dole Corporation,...

Candace Sue

Head of Academic Relations, Chegg Inc. Candace A. Sue is head of Academic Relations at Chegg, Inc. In this role, she works to engage and...

Janet Wojcicki, PhD, MPH

Adjunct Professor, Pediatrics, UCSF Dr. Wojcicki is an anthropologist and epidemiologist with an expertise in early life risk factors for the development of obesity and associated...

Foundation Staff

Kim Meredith

Chief Executive Officer

Kim Meredith serves as Chief Executive Officer of the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation. She is chief strategist, fundraiser, grant maker, and advocate for one...

Gerry Chow

Chief Financial Officer

Gerry Chow joined the Foundation in 2015. Previously, he served as Vice President of Finance and Risk Management for Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, and...

Jen Wylegala

Chief Development Officer

Jen Wylegala is a seasoned development and communications leader and strategist. Most recently, Wylegala was the Chief Philanthropy and Communications Officer at the Collaborative for...

Paul Rose

Chief External Relations and Communications Officer

Prior to joining the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, Paul was a partner at Lighthouse Public Affairs, where he worked with clients on communications and...