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James Wunderman

CEO · Bay Area Council

CEO at Bay Area Council. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 1 other individual we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$909K
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
Reported as CEO of Bay Area Council, based in San Francisco, CA.
Received $909K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Also listed as CEO of Bay Area Council Foundation, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Jim Wunderman served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bay Area Council from 2004 through 2025, leading the business-backed public policy organization representing over 275 of the largest Bay Area employers. He previously served as Chief of Staff to San Francisco Mayor Frank M.

Jordan (1992-1995) and as Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Providian Financial Corp. (1997-2004).

He has been a Visiting Professor at UC Davis Graduate School of Management since 2008.

Compiled from public web sources (3 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
2004-2025
Education
  • San Francisco State University (B.S. Political Science with honors)
  • City University of New York (A.S. Business Administration) · Kingsborough College

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Bay Area Council CEO · $7.0M revenue · San Francisco, CABAY AREA COUNCIL (BAC) ARE BUSINESS LEADERS COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH PUBLIC AND CIVIC LEADERS TO MAKE THE BAY AREA THE MOST INNOVATIVE, GLOBALLY…pay $752K → $909KFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$909Kreported comp
Bay Area Council Foundation CEO · $3.8M revenue · San Francisco, CATHE BAY AREA COUNCIL FOUNDATION (BACF) IS A 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 2004 TO FUND, MANAGE AND IMPLEMENT INITIATIVES THAT IMPACT…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named James Wunderman

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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James Wunderman 1 organization · San Francisco, CANew California Coalition Foundation

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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COO · FY2024
$396K
J
CFO · FY2024
$373K
R
Sr. Advisor, Bac and Bacei · FY2024
$252K
M
SVP, Public Policy · FY2024
$242K
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Executive Director, Bacei · FY2024
$231K
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Chief Membership & Development Officer · FY2024
$219K
R
SVP, Communications & Major Events · FY2024
$211K
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SVP, Public Policy · FY2021
$193K
A
SVP, Public Policy · FY2021
$168K
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Special Assistant to the CEO and Director of Gover · FY2021
$142K
P
VP, Research, Bacei · FY2021
$140K
A
Senior Director, Global Business Development · FY2021
$105K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org