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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.

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Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$909K
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

Profile

The filed facts are verified from the IRS filings. The biography is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as CEO of Bay Area Council, based in San Francisco, CA.
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Received $909K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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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
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CFO · FY2024
$373K
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Sr. Advisor, Bac and Bacei · FY2024
$252K
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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
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SVP, Public Policy · FY2021
$168K
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Special Assistant to the CEO and Director of Gover · FY2021
$142K
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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