SF Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie's new transition team includes OpenAI co-founder, former fire chief
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie announced his new transition team on Monday nearly two weeks after he was elected as mayor.
The team consists of co-chairs and advisors. Some include Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO OpenAI, and former San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White.
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"I'm excited to introduce this talented and diverse team who will help guide our transition and lay the groundwork for the change San Franciscans demand," Lurie said in a press release to ABC7.
"Every one of these incredible leaders brings a track record of shaking up the status quo to deliver results. My transition co-chairs share my commitment to building an accountable, effective government to tackle the many challenges confronting our great city."
Lurie says the co-chairs will be providing counsel to him and his advisors.
Daniel Lurie's transition team, co-chairs:
- Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI
- Joanne Hayes-White, former SFFD Fire Chief
- José A. Quiñonez, founding CEO of Mission Asset Fund
- Ned Sega, Co-Chair of the Daniel Lurie for Mayor campaign
- Michael Tubbs, former Mayor of Stockton
- Nancy Tung, Chief of the Vulnerable Victims Unit and Community Partnerships at the SF DA's Office
- Paul Yep, SFPD Commander in the Chief of Staff's Office
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Advisors
- Sara Fenske Bahat- Transition Director
- Ann O'Leary - Transition Counsel
- Ben Rosenfield - Senior Advisor
Lurie is succeeding incumbent Mayor London Breed, who conceded to Lurie on Nov. 7, after election results showed Lurie receiving more first-place ranked-choice votes than Breed.
It is the first time since 1991 that an incumbent mayor has been unseated.
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Lurie said he would declare a fentanyl state of emergency on his first day in office, without offering further details about what that would entail.
Lurie is an heir to the Levi Strauss estate, a father of two and a San Francisco native.
He founded and served as the CEO of the nonprofit organization Tipping Point Community in 2005 to focus on anti-poverty initiatives such as housing, education and job training.
Lurie will be sworn in as San Francisco's 46th mayor on Jan. 8.
Bay City News contributed to this report
