About VisionSF
Mission statement: “Visionary leaders are paradigm changers — individuals who strive to make the world a better place by employing new, innovative business models and practices. As the world faces an increasing number of widespread social and economic challenges, visionary leaders understand the broad impact of the business community and recognize its potential to drive great change.”
How nominees were chosen: A group of prominent Bay Area leaders was selected by The Chronicle to identify visionaries who are making a difference in their respective fields. Each of the nominees will be profiled in a series of stories, in the newspaper and on SFChronicle.com, beginning in January.
How winner is decided: Chronicle Publisher Jeff Johnson, Editor in Chief Audrey Cooper and Editorial Page Editor John Diaz will select the winner from six finalists. The winner, who will receive a $25,000 grant, will be announced in late March.
Past winners: Evan Marwell of Education SuperHighway, which is leading the push to connect U.S. schools with high-speed Internet (2015); Chase Adam of Watsi, a nonprofit using technology to revolutionize funding and delivery of health care in impoverished areas of the world (2016); Priscilla Chan of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a leader in education innovation and scientific research with a goal of preventing, treating and ultimately eradicating diseases around the globe (2017).