SV to DC, Building a Bridge to a Better Democracy
Join us! On April 1 and 2, member company CEOs and C-Suite officers will be joined by local elected leaders in Washingtion, DC.
Fresh Ideas: A Conversation with Freshman Legislators
Every two years, the Leadership Group leads a Silicon Valley delegation to the State Capitol to meet with newly-elected legislators.
San Jose State Students Join Mayor Liccardo, Senator Beall, the Leadership Group and Housing Leaders for a GOTV Rally Today in Support of Prop 1, 2 & Measure V
San Jose, CA – Today, State Senator Jim Beall, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and Bay Area leaders will join college students at San Jose State University to urge voters of all ages to support a three-pronged housing solution by…
Leadership Group Media Statement: Supreme Court’s travel ban decision
SAN JOSE, CA - “The Silicon Valley Leadership Group, an organization of more than 360 employers with facilities in all 50 states and almost every Congressional District, expresses our collective disappointment with today’s Supreme Court decision to uphold the president’s travel ban. This…
More than 85 percent of voters are concerned about data privacy
By Kimberly Ellis, Senior Vice President, Communications & Marketing, Silicon Valley Leadership Group One thing is clear from a recent Silicon Valley Poll, Bay Area voters are deeply concerned about the security of their personal data online but what to…
Leadership Group urges President Trump to stop separating kids from their families
SAN JOSE, CA - Dear President Trump: On behalf of the 360 Member Companies who form the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, we are writing to urge you to immediately end the separation of children from their parents who have come…
Silicon Valley tech companies urge end to “Zero Tolerance” policy separating children from families
Dear President Trump: On behalf of the 360 Member Companies who form the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, we are writing to urge you to immediately end the separation of children from their parents who have come to the southern border…
Silicon Valley Poll: Seven in ten voters say highly-skilled immigrants have positive effect on Bay Area
SAN JOSE, CA – When it comes to highly-skilled immigrants, Bay Area voters take a strong positive view of their impact on the economy and our quality of life in the Bay Area. In a recent Silicon Valley Poll, seventy-eight percent…
Silicon Valley Poll: More than four in five voters support Dreamers and DACA
SAN JOSE, CA – When provided a brief description of the DACA program, 85 percent of voters in the Bay Area said they would support a path to citizenship for Dreamers. Two-thirds “strongly support” a path to citizenship and only…
Positive attitudes from Bay Area voters about H1-B workers
Plurality of voters say number of H1-B visas should be kept the same & 28 percent say an increase is in order By Kimberly Ellis, Senior Vice President, Communications & Marketing, Silicon Valley Leadership Group When it comes to highly-skilled…