Silicon Valley Leadership Group

Silicon Valley Leadership Group

Founded	San Jose, California
Founder(s)	David Packard
Headquarters	224 Airport Parkway, Suite 620, San Jose, California
Website	www.svlg.org

The Silicon Valley Leadership Group, founded in 1978 by David Packard of Hewlett-Packard, represents more than 340 of Silicon Valley's most respected employers on issues, programs and campaigns that affect the economic health and quality of life in Silicon Valley, including energy, transportation, education, housing, health care, tax policies, economic vitality and the environment. Leadership Group members collectively provide nearly one of every three private sector jobs in Silicon Valley.^[1]

Vision

It is SVLG’s vision to ensure the economic health and a high quality of life in Silicon Valley for our entire community by advocating for adequate affordable housing, comprehensive regional transportation, reliable energy, a quality K-12 and higher education system and prepared workforce, a sustainable environment, and business and tax policies that keep California and Silicon Valley competitive.

History

In the summer of 1977, David Packard asked a number of his fellow CEOs to join him in creating a proactive voice for Silicon Valley businesses. The result was the formation of the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group (SVMG), which has successfully tackled some of the toughest challenges facing high-tech employers and their employees.

SVLG was founded on the premise that local employers should be actively involved in working with government to find innovative solutions to issues like transportation, housing, permit streamlining, education, and the environment.

In March 2005, SVMG changed its name to Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) to better reflect the work of the organization. As of July 2011, SVLG represents more than 340 of the Silicon Valley's most respected employers. SVLG members collectively provide nearly one of every four three sector jobs in Silicon Valley.

Membership is open to Silicon Valley firms and supporting industries including software, systems, manufacturing, financial services, accounting, transportation, health care, defense, communications, education and utilities.

Svlg.org

Leadership

Carl Guardino has been leading SVLG (formerly Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group) since the 1990s.^[2][3][4]

References

1. ^ The Silicon Valley Leadership Group Mission, Vision, and History from their official website
2. ^ [1] Silicon Valley Leadership Group Bio for Carl Guardino
3. ^ [2] June 2007 at a California Car Initiative Board of Directors meeting held at Applied Materials
4. ^ [3] Jigsaw reference

External links

• Ourpower.org
• Electric Vehicles International (EVI)
• OEMTEK
• How Silicon Valley could become the Detroit of electric cars.
• A car that could save the planet—fast- Silicon Valley's big brains think they can beat Detroit and Tokyo.