Sep 8, 2025
We’re kicking into high gear! I hope you enjoyed your summer adventures—whether that meant travels, time with family, or just a few extra minutes of sunshine before your inbox started calling again. Now that fall is around the corner, we all know things are...
Aug 25, 2025
ALF Senior Fellows: Nominate an Exemplary Leader today! Do you know of an exceptional ALF Senior Fellow who has exhibited an extraordinary commitment to inclusion, bridge-building, and service to the community? How about a network, partnership, or organization that...
Jun 27, 2025
ALF Silicon Valley’s Gold Lake Wilderness Experience: It’s a rite of passage, common ground we share.* At this point, what were you thinking? How hard is the last ascent? Do I really have to sleep on a mat—on the ground? Will the week be worth my time? That’s where...
Jun 23, 2025
The members of Class XLV gathered earlier this month at the Rancho San Antonio Preserve in Cupertino for a practice hike of 4.5 miles with moderate elevation led by their classmate Laura Seaman. The day is, in many ways, a preparation for the upcoming Wilderness...
Jun 6, 2025
Be the Catalyst for a New Era of Leadership in Silicon Valley Updated 07-18-25 American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley is more than a leadership development organization — it is one the region’s most impactful cross-sector network of Bay Area executives. Its...
Jun 2, 2025
American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley to Publish A Guide to Human Citizenship: The ALF Way on June 10, 2025 The new book presents eight core principles for exceptional living, accompanied by the stories of ALF Senior Fellows who embody them. San Jose, CA – June 2,...
May 19, 2025
American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley is pleased to announce that ALF Senior Fellow Tina Brown (Class XLIII), President and Co-Founder, Vector Holding Group, has joined the ALF board of directors, effective April 2025. Tina Rogers Brown has over 25 years of...
May 16, 2025
Earlier this month, the incoming Fellows Program cohort from Class XLV gathered for their first regular Friday session, Dialogue Across Differences. The group was hosted by classmate Jonathan Stroper in San Francisco at the office of Hanson Bridgett LLC. At this...
May 15, 2025
A Reflection from April 30, 2024 It is hard to believe that it has been 49 years since I left my country of birth. As we commemorated this day in San Jose, I am amazed at how far we have come as a community. The event was held at the Rotunda at San Jose City Hall, a...
May 5, 2025
Former Executive Editor of the San Jose Mercury News and CEO of the National Audubon Society will assume the CEO role beginning May 1. Media Contact: Richard Ángel Vega richard@alfsv.org | 408-554-2004 San Jose, CA – April 3, 2025— David Yarnold, a... 
