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Daniel Lurie
Daniel Lawrence Lurie (born 4 February 1977) is an American politician and philanthropist who is the 46th and current mayor of San Francisco, serving since 2025. He was elected in 2024, having defeated incumbent mayor London Breed. He is the founder and former CEO of Tipping Point Community.
Daniel Lawrence Lurie was born and raised in a Jewish family in San Francisco, the son of Mimi (née Ruchwarger) and Rabbi Brian Lurie. His parents divorced when he was two; his mother remarried Peter E. Haas and his father remarried Caroline Fromm Lurie. Daniel is an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune through his stepfather, Peter. Lurie says he grew up "most of the time in [Haas's] house." Brian was executive director of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco.
Daniel has two brothers, Ari and Alexander, and one sister, Sonia. He attended the Town School for Boys and University High School in San Francisco. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Duke University. After school, he worked on Bill Bradley's 2000 presidential campaign as a field organizer in Iowa.
In 2001, Lurie moved to New York City to work for the Robin Hood Foundation, founded by Paul Tudor Jones. In 2003, he returned to San Francisco where he received his Master of Public Policy from the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, in 2005; his thesis consisted of a business plan for a charitable foundation based on the Robin Hood model.
After he graduated, he founded the Tipping Point Community, which has raised over $500 million from private donors. Other founding members of the board were former football player Ronnie Lott, Katie Schwab Paige (daughter of Charles R. Schwab), and Chris James (founder of activist investment firm Engine No. 1). Tipping Point focuses on education, housing, employment, and family wellness.
Lurie was named by San Francisco mayor Ed Lee to lead the 2016 San Francisco Bay Area Super Bowl Bid Committee; after a successful bid, he was able to ensure that 25% of revenue was designated to local non-profits to help fight poverty. In 2018, Lurie committed to raising $100 million in two years to reduce chronic homelessness in San Francisco by 50%. On November 16, 2019, Lurie stepped down as CEO of Tipping Point Community after 15 years of leading the organization. Lurie remains with Tipping Point as chair of the board.
On September 26, 2023, Lurie launched his candidacy for mayor of San Francisco in the 2024 election, challenging incumbent mayor London Breed. A committee supporting his candidacy received a $1 million donation from his mother Mimi Haas. A report by The San Francisco Standard concluded that this was possibly "the largest contribution to a committee in support or opposition of a candidate in San Francisco history." Other donors included Jan Koum (co-founder of WhatsApp) and the biotech investor Oleg Nodelman, who each contributed $250,000 to the committee, which raised about $3.5 million in total by January 2024. On November 5, 2024, Lurie was elected. Breed, who finished as runner-up, conceded the race on November 7.
Lurie is a moderate Democrat, and was endorsed by some Republican groups, such as the San Francisco Briones Society. The co-founder of this group, Jay Donde, said that Lurie was the only candidate who could deny being involved in the politics that led to the mess that the city is currently in. Lurie reacted to this endorsement by stating that he is a lifelong Democrat but welcomes the endorsement because he looks for support from anyone, and his goals are common sense and not political: improve safety, end homelessness, and shutting down open-air drug markets. Former San Francisco mayor and police chief Frank Jordan endorsed Lurie, saying that their political ideals aligned. For example, Lurie called for a fully staffed police department and sheriff's office during the 2024 election.
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Daniel Lurie
Daniel Lawrence Lurie (born 4 February 1977) is an American politician and philanthropist who is the 46th and current mayor of San Francisco, serving since 2025. He was elected in 2024, having defeated incumbent mayor London Breed. He is the founder and former CEO of Tipping Point Community.
Daniel Lawrence Lurie was born and raised in a Jewish family in San Francisco, the son of Mimi (née Ruchwarger) and Rabbi Brian Lurie. His parents divorced when he was two; his mother remarried Peter E. Haas and his father remarried Caroline Fromm Lurie. Daniel is an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune through his stepfather, Peter. Lurie says he grew up "most of the time in [Haas's] house." Brian was executive director of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco.
Daniel has two brothers, Ari and Alexander, and one sister, Sonia. He attended the Town School for Boys and University High School in San Francisco. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Duke University. After school, he worked on Bill Bradley's 2000 presidential campaign as a field organizer in Iowa.
In 2001, Lurie moved to New York City to work for the Robin Hood Foundation, founded by Paul Tudor Jones. In 2003, he returned to San Francisco where he received his Master of Public Policy from the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, in 2005; his thesis consisted of a business plan for a charitable foundation based on the Robin Hood model.
After he graduated, he founded the Tipping Point Community, which has raised over $500 million from private donors. Other founding members of the board were former football player Ronnie Lott, Katie Schwab Paige (daughter of Charles R. Schwab), and Chris James (founder of activist investment firm Engine No. 1). Tipping Point focuses on education, housing, employment, and family wellness.
Lurie was named by San Francisco mayor Ed Lee to lead the 2016 San Francisco Bay Area Super Bowl Bid Committee; after a successful bid, he was able to ensure that 25% of revenue was designated to local non-profits to help fight poverty. In 2018, Lurie committed to raising $100 million in two years to reduce chronic homelessness in San Francisco by 50%. On November 16, 2019, Lurie stepped down as CEO of Tipping Point Community after 15 years of leading the organization. Lurie remains with Tipping Point as chair of the board.
On September 26, 2023, Lurie launched his candidacy for mayor of San Francisco in the 2024 election, challenging incumbent mayor London Breed. A committee supporting his candidacy received a $1 million donation from his mother Mimi Haas. A report by The San Francisco Standard concluded that this was possibly "the largest contribution to a committee in support or opposition of a candidate in San Francisco history." Other donors included Jan Koum (co-founder of WhatsApp) and the biotech investor Oleg Nodelman, who each contributed $250,000 to the committee, which raised about $3.5 million in total by January 2024. On November 5, 2024, Lurie was elected. Breed, who finished as runner-up, conceded the race on November 7.
Lurie is a moderate Democrat, and was endorsed by some Republican groups, such as the San Francisco Briones Society. The co-founder of this group, Jay Donde, said that Lurie was the only candidate who could deny being involved in the politics that led to the mess that the city is currently in. Lurie reacted to this endorsement by stating that he is a lifelong Democrat but welcomes the endorsement because he looks for support from anyone, and his goals are common sense and not political: improve safety, end homelessness, and shutting down open-air drug markets. Former San Francisco mayor and police chief Frank Jordan endorsed Lurie, saying that their political ideals aligned. For example, Lurie called for a fully staffed police department and sheriff's office during the 2024 election.
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