San Diego 500 - 24 Nov 2025
SD500
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Nonprofits, Business Nonprofits, Foundations, Charities
Universities, State Colleges, Community Colleges, Business Schools
Banks, Credit Unions, Mortgage Lenders, Venture Capital, Wealth Managers
Hospitals, FQHCs, Biotech, Pharma, Medtech, Research Institutions
Military, Defense Contractors, Civic Leaders, Industrial Services, Utilities, Airports
Attorneys and other Legal Professionals Attorneys and other Legal Professionals
Hotels, Restaurants, Airlines, Food Companies, Product Companies
Accountants, Insurance, Consultants, Marketing, Staffing, Childcare
Software, Semiconductors, Electronics, EVs, AI, Cleantech
San Diegans whose careers and businesses have made a lasting impact
Celebrating the lives and achievements of recently passed San Diegans
San Diego’s 500 Most Influential People in Alphabetical Order by Last Name
Industry Organizations, Chambers of Commerce, Economic Development Corps, Clubs
Developers, Architects, Builders, Commercial and Residential Brokers, Realtors
ASSOCIATIONS
DIMITRIOS ALEXIOU
CHRIS ANDERSON
REAR ADM. DAVID BOONE (RET.)
GARY ACOSTA
W. ERIK BRUVOLD
SCOTT CARR
BETSY BRENNAN
KEVIN CARROLL
CHRIS CATE
MARK CAFFERTY
JOSIE FLORES-CLARK
BRUCE MAYBERRY
MATTHEW FEHLING
LORI HOLT PFEILER
NIKIA CLARKE
LISA EASTERLY
DANIEL KUPERSCHMID
KEVIN FAULCONER
CHRIS THORNE
TONY YOUNG
JASON PAGUIO
TIM SCOTT
MARK NEVILLE
JAMES ZANEWICZ
RICK WILSON
MIGUEL MOTTA
CAROL DEDRICH
MICHAEL ARMS
PETER CALLSTROM
CASEY CASTILLO
MELINDA FORSTEY
ELIZABETH (FITZSIMONS) WILBERG
KRISTINE ENTWISTLE
DONNIE DEE
LISETTE ISLAS
TONI GIFFIN
JANET HAMADA KELLEY
SUZANNE HUSBY
BOB KAMENSKY
CHRIS JONES
CHERYL KILMER
PHIL KENDRO
KATHRYN LEMBO
TERRY KRAFT
HERNÁN LUIS Y PRADO
ARNULFO MANRIQUEZ
DOUGLAS MORTON
DREW MOSER
ANNE MARBARGER
CHRIS MEGISON
TAD SETH PARZEN
NEIL O’CONNELL
GRANT OLIPHANT
CHÉRI PIERRE
NANCY SASAKI
STEVE SNYDER
ELIZABETH RAMÍREZ
RICK RICHARDSON
TONY TERAVAINEN
SEAN SPEAR
MARK STUART
TODD TIBBITS
TONYA TOROSIAN
WENDY URUSHIMA-CONN
DANA TOPPEL
JOHN VAN CLEEF
SAN DIEGO’S OLDEST NONPROFITS:
WILLIAM YORK
BRENT WAKEFIELD
DEACON JIM VARGAS
SIDD VIVEK
BRIAN ZOTTI
ADELA DE LA TORRE
JAMES T. HARRIS III, DED
P. WESLEY LUNDBURG
KIMYA MASSEY
ASHANTI T. HANDS
PRADEEP K. KHOSLA
SUNITA COOKE
TINA KING
MARK D. MILLIRON, PH.D.
LYNN NEAULT
VIRGINIA NELSON
DAN MOSHAVI
LISA ORDÓÑEZ
ELLEN NEUFELDT
RONALD RAMIREZ
STAR RIVERA-LACEY
NANCY ROHLAND-HEINRICH, ED.D.
RICKY SHABAZZ, ED.D.
GREGORY SMITH
MARK SANCHEZ
JESSICA ROBINSON
RICK VIRGIN
NICOLE WHITNER
SAN DIEGO 500
PAUL BARBER
TERESA CAMPBELL
TIM BRUCKER
CODY BARBO
CHRIS AMBLE
FRANCESCA CASTAGNOLA
VALERIE ATTISHA
JOSEPH ANDERSON
STEVE ESPINO
BRITTA FERGUSON
STEPHEN FRIEDMAN
BAMBOS CHARALAMBOUS
CLIFFORD CHO
JEFFREY A. DUNHAM
ERIC ELLINGSEN
MICHAEL DURBIN
GREG GARRABRANTS
CHRIS GRASSA
MICHAEL GIFFORD
ASHLEY HAYSLIP
JAY HENSLEE
MIKE KRENN
TODD LANE
MARK KREMERS
JOHN MAGUIRE
RICK MARTINEZ
RAY LUCIA, JR.
CHRIS MARSH
ASHISH MASIH
ENRIQUE MEZA
STEVE O’CONNELL
DEREK MYRON
DICK PFISTER
LISA PAUL-HILL
DAVID REYES
ALAN PROHASKA
RICH STEINMEIER
STEVEN SEFTON
TERRY SCHMIDT
MANUEL RODRIGUEZ
NATHAN ROGGE
JUDITH SEID
AARON RYAN
MATTHEW RHEAD
DOUG WRIGHT
SCOTT YATES
DAN YATES
WILLIAM STERN
BRENT WILSEY
CHAD TAYLOR
MARK SUTTON
VLADIMIR VICTORIO
MICHAEL BYRD
FRAN AYALASOMAYAJULA
DR. DAVID BRENNER
JOSHUA BRITTON
SARAH BOYCE
BRIAN BLASER
MIKE CORDONNIER
RODGER DOUGHERTY JR.
MICK FARRELL
DR. PATRICK FRIAS
JANE FINLEY
KERRY FORDE
DIANE HANSEN
DAVE HORTON
MICHELLE D. GONZALEZ
MOLLY HE
GERALD JOYCE
CHRISTOPHER HOWARD
DR. MIKE LALICH
DR. TIEN LEE
DR. GENE MA
KEVIN MATTSON
PATTY MAYSENT
MELISSA MAJOR
BRETT MCCLAIN
MARK MCKENNA
PAUL MOLA
MICHAEL MCHALE
DR. RAKESH PATEL
CHRISTOPHE SCHILLING
CHERYL PETERSEN PINE
KEN SONG
CATHERINE OWEN ADAMS
BRETT MONIA
KEVIN SAYER
PETER SCHULTZ
LIFE SCIENCE’S IMPACT ON SAN DIEGO:
CHRIS VAN GORDER
JACOB THAYSEN
DR. ERIC TOPOL
HELEN TORLEY
RICH YANG
JEFFREY STEIN
KEVIN GERAGHTY
KIMBERLY J. BECKER
CAPT. BRIAN C. BUNGAY
LARRY COVAL
SAM ATTISHA
ORIANNA BRETSCHGER
DAVID CARVER
ERIC DEMARCO
JIM GRUNY
COL. CHRISTINE M. HOUSER
COL. ERIK HERRMANN
JORGE GOYTORTÚA
ERIC LESTER
JEFF MARTIN
BRIG. GEN. DAVID HYMAN
KEITH JONES
ROBERT LOGAN
CAPT. LOREN JACOBI
REAR ADM. RICH JARRETT
DAN MAGY
BRIAN RADUENZ
JOHN POPE III
CAPT. ROBERT TUCKER
MARIO ORSO
RYAN TSENG
NEIL MOHR
STEVEN SLIJEPCEVIC
EUGENE ‘MITCH’ MITCHELL
BY THE NUMBERS:
CAROLINE WINN
CAPT. JEFF YACKEREN
DERRICK YORK
SCOTT WAHL
LAW
CALLIE BJURSTROM
ERIC BESTE
JANICE BROWN
MICHAEL ATTANASIO
STEVE COOPERSMITH
DAVID S. CASEY, JR.
NADIA BERMUDEZ
VINCENT J. BARTOLOTTA, JR.
BECAUSE YOUR BUSINESS MATTERS
DENNIS DOUCETTE
JAMES P. FRANTZ
DANIEL FALLON
BILL EIGNER
STEFFI HAFEN
MICHAEL GLEASON
RANDY GROSSMAN
VALERIE GARCIA HONG
CHRISTOPHER HOFFMAN
ANDREW KOHN
CAYCE LYNCH
MYRIAH JAWORSKI
JASON MURTAGH
EMIL PETROSSIAN
JERRILYN MALANA
SHIREEN MATTHEWS
SEAN SOUTHARD
RONSON SHAMOUN
MARC S. SCHECHTER
SARAH SCHAFFER
DOUGLAS A. PETTIT
DAVID P. SHAPIRO
HEATHER ROSING
KEN ROLLINS
TRACY WARREN
ROBERT TYSON
MARESA TALBERT
VAN A. TENBERG
HOSPITALITY TOURISM & RETAIL
DAVID BRONNER
RICHARD BLAIS
DAVID ABELES
SHERRY AHERN
STEVE BRASS
ANNE BENGE
LORENS ATTISHA
OLIVER ‘CHIP’ BREWER III
BARRY EDELSTEIN
MARTHA GILMER
MARY CHEEKS
DAVID GLANZER
MICHAEL ESPOSITO
ROBERT H. GLEASON
SHAHAB ELMI
CHASE FISHER
JAMES LARONDE
BRIAN LEE
KIMBERLY HERRELL
BRIAN MALARKEY
TONY HAWK
MARTY GORSICH
JOE KUDLA
ZACH KEELING
MICHELLE METTER
TONYA MANTOOTH
MIKE MURPHY
CODY MARTINEZ
ROBERT RAUCH
JASON MRAZ
LAUREL MCFARLANE
MIKE MORTON JR.
J’KEREN SEARS
JIM ‘JIMBO’ SOMECK
MARCO TABET
KURT STOCKS
CLIFFORD ‘RIP’ RIPPETOE
MARIA STIPP
SCOTT SIEBERS
LANCE TUCKER
JEFF CAVIGNAC
KEN BARNES
DANE BUSTRUM
MAC ARMSTRONG
JULIE BROWN
TREVOR BLAIR
RODRIGO ALCAINE
DANIEL S. BAILLIE
LYN CORBETT
SHANE HARRIS
SABINE GEDEON
JIM FLOROS
DAN HOM
KARLA HERTZOG
MARK HOOLEY
ANDREW HILLS
GREGG LANDERS
ALESSANDRA LEZAMA
MARCO LI MANDRI
ANDY KIMBALL
BYRON JOHNSTON
JASON JAGER
LYNN KELLY
THOMAS E. HUCKABEE
RIC MILITI
MARGIE NEWMAN TSAY
JIM MORRISON
JACK PERKINS
JULI STONE MORAN
MARK RABY
PAUL NATION
ALLISON MASLAN
SAM REESE
DENISE SCATENA
SETH STEIN
RITA STEEL
KARLA TOROSIAN
JAMIE REID
CHAD ROBLEY
LEONARD SONNENBERG
JULIE WRIGHT
CHRIS WAHL
SHAIVI VASANADU
CHRIS WILLIAMS
DON ADAIR
BEN BADIEE
JAMES AWFORD
GUY ASARO
AMBER ANDERSON
AL APUZZO
STEVE AVOYER
KAITLIN ARDUINO
LAURA BARRY & JIM GRAVES
PAUL BARNES
JASON BARRY
TAMI BARNHART-REESE
MIKE BERRYHILL
ROSS BROWN
MARC BRUTTEN
SEAN BARRY
PERRY DEALY
ROSS CLARK
SEAN CADDELL
DEREK DAVIS
BRETT DICKINSON
KURT EVANS
DAN EPSTEIN
RAYMOND FOX
MAXINE & MARTI GELLENS
KEVIN HEINLY
ZACH HAMMOND
JEFFREY HARPER
CARLOS GONZALEZ
RYAN GREEN
ERIC HEPFER
NICK FRASCO
BRUNSON HOWARD
ESTEAN H. LENYOUN
MIKE MAHONEY
SAUL KLEIN
GARY LEVITT
IAN MAHON
ANDY LA DOW
STAR HUGHES-GORUP
JOE MONACO
MICHAEL NEAL
TIM MEISSNER
NEAL MCFARLANE
GREG MUELLER
GREG MCCLURE
VINCENT MUDD
ANDREW NELSON
ERIC NORTHBROOK
TIM PENICK
SUMIT ROY
TIM OLSON
SUMEET PAREKH
RYAN NESSEN
LINDA SANSONE
GREGG NEUMAN
JOHN VORSHECK
COLTON SUDBERRY
CHARLES SCHMID
ERIC STENMAN
MATT SEMIC
DUSTIN SUTTON
BIG DEALS:
BRAD TERMINI
CRISTIANO AMON
ANDREW CARDNO
MARTINA DIAZ
MICHAEL ANG
CESAR ENCISCO
CHRIS ANTHONY
MATT ELLIS
AVNEESH AGRAWAL
STEVE FAMBRO
GEORGE HERSHMAN
ZEB EVANS
ADAM HARRIS
AFIF KHOURY
HANSOL HONG
JORDON GLAZIER
CHRIS KEIRN
ADAM MARKOWITZ
KISHORE SEENDRIPU
STEVE MCMILLAN
STEPHEN PARTRIDGE
COLIN LAWLOR
PAUL ROBINSON
DAVID PINN
NEAL MANOWITZ
TOP TECH HEADLINES OF 2025:
DOUG WINTER
LÂLE WHITE
MITCH THROWER
BRENT WILSON
BRETT TURNER
OREN ZASLANSKY
PHIL BLAIR
NEAL BLUE
DOUGLAS BARNHART
LINDEN S. BLUE
DOUGLAS AUSTIN
KEN & MARGIE BLANCHARD
AL BALDWIN
CHARLES BRANDES
DR. STANLEY CROOKE
GENEVIEVE ‘JENNY’ CRAIG
GORDON CARRIER
MARK DANKBERG
CONSTANCE CARROLL
STEPHEN CUSHMAN
MALIN BURNHAM
LESLEY & DAVID COHN
DELINDA FORSYTHE
PETER FARRELL
RON FOWLER
PAUL DOWNEY
MICHAEL FASULO
JOAN EMBERY
JAY FLATLEY
MARTHA DENNIS
ERNIE HAHN
JOE HARPER
STEVE GAMES
KAREN HAYNES
BILL HOEHN
ALAN D. GOLD
GUY HALGREN
DAVID HALE
SELWYN ISAKOW
STATH KARRAS
BARRY JANTZ
MEL KATZ
JOHN D. KLINEDINST
BILL & TINA HOWE
IRWIN JACOBS
JO DEE JACOB
DAVID MALCOLM
KURT LISTUG
BOB LEONE
SUSAN LEW
DOUG MANCHESTER
JESSIE KNIGHT JR.
SEAN MAHONEY
DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY
LIDIA S. MARTINEZ
FRED PLEVIN
JOE PANETTA
JOHN MOORES
JERRY NAVARRA
MICHAEL PERSALL
ARMON MILLS
STEVE MOLLENKOPF
DEBRA ROSEN
ROB QUIGLEY
ERNEST RADY
DR. IVOR ROYSTON
DEBRA REED-KLAGES
ROBERT E. PRICE
GARRY RIDGE
PATTI ROSCOE
K. BARRY SHARPLESS
JUDI SHEPPARD MISSETT
SEAN M. SCOTT
JERRY SANDERS
JIM SCHMID
DAN SHEA
SUSAN SALKA
RALPH RUBIO
ANDREW VITERBI
ROBERT S. SULLIVAN
DANNY SHERLOCK
DEBORAH SZEKELY
J. CRAIG VENTER
THOMAS SUDBERRY
MARY WALSHOK
BOB TAYLOR
DANIEL TUCKER
BO MAZZETTI
ANNE EVANS
ROBERT WATKINS
THOMAS WORNHAM
GARY & MARY WEST
ALISON WHITELAW
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