Parity Zone Symposium
Fred Blackwell
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION
As CEO of the San Francisco Foundation, Fred Blackwell has spearheaded a transformative journey for one of the largest community foundations in the country. His leadership, marked by a renewed commitment to social justice through an equity agenda focused on racial and economic inclusion, has inspired change and progress. He has collaborated with donors, community leaders, and public and private partners and has been instrumental in creating thriving communities throughout the Bay Area since 2014.
Blackwell is highly respected as a community leader in the Bay Area. Before joining the foundation, he served as interim city administrator for Oakland, where he previously worked as assistant city administrator. He also was executive director of the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, director of the Mayor’s Office of Community Development in San Francisco, and director of the Making Connections Initiative for the Annie E. Casey Foundation in the Lower San Antonio neighborhood of Oakland. Additionally, he was a Multicultural Fellow at SFF and managed a comprehensive community initiative in West Oakland.