Francesca Vietor is the President of The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC). The SFPUC sets policy for the City and County of San Francisco’s water, wastewater and municipal power services.

Francesca has been a dedicated voice and advocate for the environment for more than two decades. Previous political positions include President of the Urban Forest Council (2003-2005), Chairman of the Mayor’s Environmental Transition Team (2003), President of the Environmental Commission for the City and County of San Francisco (1997-1999) and Director of the City and County’s Department of the Environment (1999-2001). In 2004, She co-founded 1000 Flowers, a national woman’s voter registration and mobilization effort which registered and activated over 20,000 women in 47 states. Her other non-for profit positions included Greenpeace, Rainforest Action Network and Chez Panisse Foundation.

Past and present Board appointments include Bioneers, Bluewater Network, Center for Environmental Health, Commonweal, Environmental Working Group, Goldman Fund, International Rivers Network, Neighborhood Parks Council, Presidio Alliance, Save the Bay and Slide Ranch, among others.

Francesca now serves as the principal consultant to Ecoworks. She lives in San Francisco and Bolinas with her five year old daughter, Chiara.

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