Daniel Lurie (born February 4, 1977) is an American heir and philanthropist who is the mayor-elect of San Francisco, having defeated incumbent mayor London Breed in the 2024 election.[2] He is the founder and former CEO of Tipping Point Community.[3]
Daniel Lurie | |
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| Mayor-elect of San Francisco | |
| Assuming office January 8, 2025 | |
| Succeeding | London Breed |
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| Born | February 4, 1977 (age 47) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic[1] |
| Spouse | Becca Prowda |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Mimi Ruchwarger Haas (mother) Peter E. Haas (stepfather) |
| Education | Duke University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (MPP) |
Early life
editLurie was born and raised in a Jewish[4] family in San Francisco, the son of Mimi (née Ruchwarger) and Rabbi Brian Lurie.[5][6] His parents divorced when he was two[6] and his mother remarried to Peter E. Haas.[5] He is an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune as Peter Haas is the great-grandnephew of Levi Strauss.[7] Lurie says he grew up "most of the time in [Haas's] house."[4]
His father was executive director of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco.[8] He has two brothers, Ari Lurie[3] and Alexander Lurie, and one sister, Sonia Lurie. He attended the Town School for Boys and University High School in San Francisco.[5] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Duke University.[5][6]
After school, he worked on Bill Bradley's 2000 presidential campaign[5] where he worked as a field organizer in Iowa.[6]
Career
editIn 2001, Lurie moved to New York City to work for the Robin Hood Foundation, founded by Paul Tudor Jones.[5][4] In 2003, he returned to San Francisco where he received his Master of Public Policy from the Goldman School of Public Policy at University of California, Berkeley in 2005;[5][9] his thesis consisted of a business plan for a charitable foundation based on the Robin Hood model.[5] After he graduated, he founded the Tipping Point Community, which has raised over $500 million from private donors.[10] Other founding members of the board were Ronnie Lott, Katie Schwab Paige (daughter of Charles R. Schwab), and Chris James (founder of Engine No. 1).[5] Tipping Point focuses on education, housing, employment, and family wellness.[5]
Lurie was named by San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee to lead the San Francisco Bay Area Super Bowl Bid Committee; after a successful bid, he was able to ensure that 25% of revenue was designated to local non-profits to help fight poverty.[5]
In 2018, Lurie committed to raising $100 million in two years to reduce chronic homelessness in San Francisco by 50%.[11] Tipping Point's Chronic Homelessness Initiative (CHI) was a catalyst for bringing city government and nonprofit service providers together to work in new ways, spurred innovation and legitimized promising new solutions before tax dollars were spent.[12]
On November 16, 2019, Tipping Point Community announced that Lurie was to step down as CEO after 15 years of leading the organization. Lurie was to remain with Tipping Point as chair of the board.
2024 San Francisco mayoral campaign
editOn September 26, 2023, Lurie announced his candidacy for mayor of San Francisco in the 2024 election, challenging incumbent mayor London Breed.[1] A committee supporting his candidacy received a $1 million donation from his mother Mimi Haas.[13] A report by The San Francisco Standard concluded that this was possibly "the largest contribution to a committee in support or opposition of a candidate in San Francisco history."[14] Other donors included Jan Koum (co-founder of WhatsApp) and the biotech investor Oleg Nodelman, who each contributed $250,000 to the committee, which raised about $3.5 million in total by January 2024.[13][14]
On November 5, 2024, Lurie was elected Mayor of San Francisco. Incumbent mayor London Breed, who finished as runner-up, conceded the race on November 7.[15]
Lurie is the first political outsider to win a mayor race in San Francisco since 1911.[16]
Personal life
editIn 2006,[3] Lurie married Becca Prowda; they have a son and a daughter.[8] In 2019, his wife was named Director of Protocol by California Governor Gavin Newsom.[17]
Lurie practices Transcendental Meditation.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Knight, Heather (September 26, 2023). "Levi Strauss Heir to Challenge Mayor London Breed of San Francisco". The New York Times. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ Morris, J. D. (November 8, 2024). "Daniel Lurie elected San Francisco's next mayor, in rebuke to Breed". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c May, Meredith (July 31, 2011). "Daniel Lurie of Tipping Point does what's right". SFGate.
At 34, he is emerging as a leader for a new generation that is tackling poverty with its business expertise as well as its dollars.
- ^ a b c d "Interview with Daniel Lurie". Interviews with Max Raskin. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Daniel Lurie: A Man Who's Wearing Two Hats & Making a Super Difference for Our Greater Community". SiliconValleyTalk.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Swisher, Kara (April 11, 2017). "Full transcript: Tipping Point Community CEO Daniel Lurie on Recode Decode - His nonprofit works with local governments to solve problems like chronic homelessness". Vox Media.
- ^ Regimbal, Alec (July 18, 2023). "SF Mayor London Breed will reportedly face another 2024 challenger: a Levi Strauss heir". SFGATE.
- ^ a b Carter, Kelly E. (January 8, 2016). "One-on-One with Daniel Lurie, CEO of Tipping Point Community". Haute Living.
- ^ "Daniel Lurie (MPP '5) CEO and Founder, Tipping Point Community". Goldman School of Public Policy. Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ Morris, Connor Letourneau, J.D. "S.F. mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie says he knows how to fix nonprofits. Can he fix City Hall?". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Knight, Heather (May 31, 2019). "Progress slow for philanthropist with $100 million vision for cutting SF homelessness". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Stiffman, Eden (February 10, 2023). "Can $100 Million Change San Francisco's Response to Homelessness?". The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ a b Regimbal, Alec (January 30, 2024). "Billionaire mother of SF mayoral candidate spends $1M on her son's race". SFGATE. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ a b Koehn, Josh (January 30, 2024). "Mom Drops $1M to Help Lurie Win San Francisco Mayor's Race". The San Francisco Standard. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ Har, Janie (November 8, 2024). "Daniel Lurie Wins San Francisco Mayoral Race—Ousting London Breed". TIME. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ "Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie elected mayor of San Francisco". The Guardian. November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ "Governor Newsom Announces Appointments 6.12.19". Office of Governor Gavin Newsom. June 12, 2019.
Becca Prowda, 41, of San Francisco, has been appointed director of protocol in the Office of Governor Newsom. Prowda was director of community affairs at Levi Strauss & Co. from 2009 to 2019. She was deputy director of protocol in the Office of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom from 2008 to 2009, where she also served as confidential assistant to the Mayor from 2004 to 2007. Prowda was events manager at the Robin Hood Foundation from 2000 to 2004. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100,008. Prowda is a Democrat.