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SVLG’s mission is to bring leading Silicon Valley CEOs and stakeholders together to forge a more equitable, sustainable, and inclusive future for the people and businesses powering our innovation system.

Svlg About History

Future Forward

The Silicon Valley Leadership Group was founded in 1977 by one of Silicon Valley’s pioneers, David Packard. Today, SVLG serves as the nation’s most effective and dynamic business association representing the innovation economy and its ecosystem. 

Under our Future Forward agenda, we’re launching a bold, new chapter for Silicon Valley and the Bay Area focused on economic growth, innovation and inclusive opportunity—shaped by the region’s top CEOs and business executives.

To ensure our region remains the global destination for investment and entrepreneurship, we’re working to accelerate breakthrough innovation, by supporting the industries and technologies shaping the future. We are promoting opportunity and economic resilience while working to translate fresh ideas into actions that enhance the quality of life across the region for generations to come.

And as global competition intensifies, we are leading with dynamic policy and strategic partnerships to ensure the Bay Area remains the world’s innovation leader.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Silicon Valley Leadership Group was founded in 1977 by one of Silicon Valley’s pioneers, David Packard.

Today, SVLG serves as the nation’s most effective and dynamic business association representing the innovation economy and its ecosystem.

SVLG represents hundreds of innovation economy companies across the broader Silicon Valley region. Stretching from Santa Cruz County in the south up through Santa Clara, Alameda, San Mateo, and San Francisco counties, our membership includes many of the region’s leading employers.

The majority of our members are technology companies, ranging from software and consumer devices to nanotech, semiconductors, and cleantech. The balance of our membership includes a variety of industries that support the innovation ecosystem, including financial and professional services, healthcare, higher education, nonprofits, and more. Our membership includes businesses of all sizes, as well as most of the large brands in the Valley.

SVLG serves as the nation’s most effective and dynamic business association representing the innovation economy and its ecosystem. Our members engage with SVLG because they are committed to our region and want to make a meaningful, measurable difference.

Leveraging the collective ​business impact of our membership, our experienced team of policy and advocacy professionals promote the issues that have a direct effect on your overall operations and the communities you serve. Under our Future Forward agenda, we’re launching a bold, new chapter for Silicon Valley and the Bay Area focused on economic growth, innovation, and inclusive opportunity shaped by the region’s top CEOs and business executives. We also provide opportunities to share your brand with thousands of key decision-makers through event sponsorships, original content creation, brand marketing, stakeholder engagement, and much more.

If you are interested in joining SVLG, please contact our business development team at bd@svlg.org. We will walk you through the steps involved in initiating a membership.

SVLG offers four tiers of membership. Membership dues are determined by global revenue, regional presence, and company size.

For more information, please contact our business development team at bd@svlg.org.

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General Inquiries
2460 North First Street,
Suite 260,
San Jose, CA 95131

Phone: 408-501-7864
Email: info@svlg.org

Membership Inquiries
Email: bd@svlg.org

Media Inquiries
Email: press@svlg.org

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