Dinner & Awards
Thursday, May 29, 2008
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The Palace Hotel, San Francisco



2008 Finalists

Public Company with revenues above $500MM
                Elisha W. Finney, Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
                Sharon L. McCollam, Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
                George Reyes, Google, Inc.

Public Company with revenues up to $500MM
                Earl Fry, Informatica Corporation
                Myles B. McCormick, Bare Escentuals, Inc.

Non-Public Company
                Susan M. Biglieri, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
                Daniel Y. Chin, Ghilotti Bros., Inc.
                Jonathan C. Gologorsky, Lark Creek Restaurant Group

Venture-Backed Company
                Karen Blasing, Force10 Networks, Inc.
                Michael McDonald, Bay Microsystems, Inc.
                David Wittenkamp, Merced Systems, Inc.

Community Service
                Art Fatum, Low Income Investment Fund
                Shari Freedman, Worldwise, Inc.
                Monica Pressley, The San Francisco Foundation

Transformation Agent
                Alison Rempel Brown, California Academy of Sciences
                Michael R. Kourey, Polycom, Inc.
                Barry McCarthy, Netflix, Inc.

2008 Lifetime Achievement Honoree
               Andy D. Bryant, Intel Corporation

Sponsorship Opportunities

At this time, the Bay Area CFO of the Year Awards is accepting sponsorship at the Gold ($7,500), Silver ($5,000), and Bronze ($3,500) levels. Please visit the sponsorship page for further information: Sponsorships

2008 Sponsor Pledge Form [pdf]    

Sponsor Levels & Benefits [pdf]

Individual Tickets

Larkin Street Sponsor*: $1,000 (one ticket)  
Individual Ticket: $ 300 (one ticket)

*The Larkin Street Sponsor Level supports Financial Responsibility Education Fund provided for youth through the programs at Larkin Street Youth Services. Larkin Street Sponsor Level [pdf]

To purchase online individual tickets to the 2008 Bay Area CFO of the Year Awards please click here: 

About The Bay Area CFO of the Year Awards

Larkin Street Youth Services, in partnership with the San Francisco Business Times is proud to present the third annual Bay Area CFO of the Year Awards.  It is a unique Bay Area event, recognizing unsung heroes who have played a critical role in the success of their companies and to honor others who have improved the quality of life in our community.

Now in its third year, the event is attended by over 500 high profile executives from top tier financial institutions and accompanying consulting, legal and other service firms. This Bay Area Awards event raises over $400,000 in support of Larkin Street Youth Services, the leading nonprofit providing housing, education, job assistance, medical and social services to homeless and high risk youth in San Francisco.