The Bay Area CFO of the Year Awards Selection Panel is pleased to announce the winners of the 2008 CFO of the Year Awards. 

On May 29th, more than 450 local leaders attended a gala dinner and awards ceremony at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco to honor Bay Area CFO Award finalists and winners. The event raised more than $400,000 to benefit Larkin Street Youth Services, a globally recognized leader providing outreach, housing, medical, social and educational services to homeless and at-risk youth in San Francisco.

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Lifetime Achievement Honoree
               Andy D. Bryant, Intel Corporation

2008 Winners

Public Company with revenues above $500MM  
                George Reyes, Google, Inc.

Public Company with revenues up to $500MM
                Earl Fry, Informatica Corporation

Non-Public Company
                Jonathan C. Gologorsky, Lark Creek Restaurant Group

Venture-Backed Company
                Karen Blasing, Force10 Networks, Inc.

Community Service
                Art Fatum, Low Income Investment Fund

Transformation Agent
                Alison Rempel Brown, California Academy of Sciences

2008 Finalists
Public Company with revenues above $500MM
                Elisha W. Finney, Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
                Sharon L. McCollam, Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

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

Non-Public Company
                Susan M. Biglieri, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
                Daniel Y. Chin, Ghilotti Bros., Inc.

Venture-Backed Company
                Michael McDonald, Bay Microsystems, Inc.
                David Wittenkamp, Merced Systems, Inc.

Community Service
                Shari Freedman, Worldwise, Inc.
                Monica Pressley, The San Francisco Foundation

Transformation Agent
                Michael R. Kourey, Polycom, Inc.
                Barry McCarthy, Netflix, Inc.

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.