About Us

Founded in 1977, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group is a business organization founded by David Packard of Hewlett-Packard to engage senior private sector leaders on policy issues important for their businesses, employees, and the communities of which they are a part.

The Leadership Group has hundreds of employer members in the broader Silicon Valley region. Stretching from Santa Cruz County in the south up through Santa Clara, Alameda, San Mateo and San Francisco counties, our members cover most of the Bay Area.

Approximately 60 percent of our members are technology companies — ranging from software and consumer devices to nanotech, semiconductors and cleantech. The balance of our membership includes a variety of industries that support our technology core. We have members that represent financial and professional services, healthcare, higher education, and more. Our membership includes businesses of all sizes, as well as most of the large brands in the Valley.

We differ from traditional Chambers of Commerce in that our membership is limited to businesses and organizations working in the innovation economy. Our strength in advocacy derives from a unified voice of diverse technology companies and organizations, our years of building personal relationships with decision-makers, and the extensive presence of our members throughout the region, state, and nation.

Our members engage with the Leadership Group because they are committed to our region and want to make a meaningful, measurable difference. Examples of our policy impact can be found here.

Think of the Leadership Group as a legislative megaphone amplifying the collective ​business perspective before senior elected officials and key influencers by promoting the issues that have a direct effect on your bottom line and the communities you serve. We also provide opportunities to share your brand with thousands of key decision-makers through event sponsorships, member profiles, publications, our website and much more.

The additional benefits of membership include:

• Opportunities for executives to network with Silicon Valley peers. We host dozens of events every year, offering networking opportunities as well as the opportunity to serve the community.
• Opportunities to develop relationships with top elected officials – Our opportunities for senior executives focus on small group gatherings (15-25 people) with elected officials at the local, state and federal levels.
• Branding and marketing opportunities – We provide opportunities for our members to develop their brands before a range of audiences. We host luncheons for 15 people, and the largest Turkey Trot in the country with over 26,000 runners. In addition to event sponsorships, we also feature our members on the website, in publications, and more.
• Community engagement - Our members have several ways to serve and improve their communities. We partner with, fundraise for and contribute to a number of local and regional non-profits and initiatives. We also work to develop, advance and implement policy efforts that benefit everyone who does business in, lives or works in the area.

Membership in the Silicon Valley Leadership Group is open to employers who:

• Have an employee presence in the greater Silicon Valley region (Alameda, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Mateo and San Francisco counties)
• Are among the industry clusters approved by the Leadership Group Board for membership. Approved industry clusters include virtually all technology companies, as well as a number of industries that support them.



If you are interested in making your company a member of the Leadership Group, please contact our business development team at [email protected]. We will walk you through the steps involved in initiating a membership.

Our membership is determined by company size and staff. For more information, please contact our business development team at [email protected].