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Sunne Wright McPeak has been President and CEO of the Bay Area Council since November 1996. The Bay Area Council is a business-sponsored, CEO led public policy organization founded in 1945 to strengthen the economy and improve quality of life in the nine-county Bay Area. During her tenure, McPeak has created and led major initiatives that address public policy challenges involving transportation, housing, sustainable economic development, water policy, telecommunications infrastructure and education and workforce preparation.
Prior to her current position, McPeak served for three years as president & CEO of the Bay Area Economic Forum and served 15 years as a member of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors.
She has been honored by more than 30 organizations throughout the region, state and nation, representing various aspects of business, government, labor, academic, municipal affairs, community and social services.
A native of rural Livingston in the San Joaquin Valley, she is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara and holds a master's degree in Public Health degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
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