Daniel Lurie

Daniel Lurie is an American philanthropist who is the founder and president of Tipping Point Community.

Daniel Lurie
Born1976/1977 (age 43–44)[1]
San Francisco, California
NationalityAmerican
EducationB.A. Duke University
M.P.P. Goldman School of Public Policy at University of California, Berkeley
Known forFounder of Tipping Point Community
Spouse(s)Becca Prowda
Children2
Parent(s)Mimi Ruchwarger Haas
Brian Lurie
RelativesPeter E. Haas (stepfather)

Biography

Lurie was born and raised in a Jewish family in San Francisco, the son of Mimi (née Ruchwarger) and Rabbi Brian Lurie.[2][3] His parents divorced when he was two[3] and his mother remarried to Peter E. Haas.[2] His father was executive director of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco.[4] He has one brother, Ari Lurie.[1] He attended the Town School for Boys and University High School in San Francisco.[2] He graduated with a B.A. in political science from Duke University.[2][3] After school, he worked on Bill Bradley's 2000 presidential campaign[2] where he worked as a field organizer in Iowa.[3] In 2001, he moved to New York City to work for the Robin Hood Foundation, founded by Paul Tudor Jones.[2] In 2003, he returned to San Francisco where he received his M.P.P. from the Goldman School of Public Policy at University of California, Berkeley in 2005;[2][5] his thesis consisted of a business plan for a charitable foundation based on the Robin Hood model.[2] After he graduated, he founded the Tipping Point Community raising $65 million from donors.[2] Other founding members of the board were Ronnie Lott, Katie Schwab Paige (daughter of Charles R. Schwab), and Chris James (founder of Partner Fund Management).[2] Tipping Point focuses on education, housing, employment, and family wellness[2] and every dollar received is spent within the year.[5] He was named by San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee to lead the 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.[2] As of 2017, Tipping Point has raised $120 million to date raising $21.9 million in the current year.[3]

In 2017, Lurie committed to raising $100 million in two years to reducing San Francisco's homeless population by 50%; Tipping Point was successful in its efforts and spent the first $27 million in 2018.[6]

On November 16, 2019, Tipping Point Community announced that Lurie will step down as CEO after 15 years of leading the organization. Sam Cobbs, Tipping Point’s president, will succeed Lurie as CEO on January 6, 2020. Lurie will remain with Tipping Point as chair of the board.

Personal life

In 2006,[1] Lurie married Becca Prowda; they have a son and a daughter.[4] In 2019, his wife was named Director of Protocol by California Governor Gavin Newsom.[7]

References
  1. May, Meredith (July 31, 2011). "Daniel Lurie of Tipping Point does what's right". SFGate. At 34, he is emerging as a leader for a new generation that is tackling poverty with its business expertise as well as its dollars.
  2. "Daniel Lurie: A Man Who's Wearing Two Hats & Making a Super Difference for Our Greater Community". SiliconValleyTalk.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  3. Swisher, Kara (April 11, 2017). "Full transcript: Tipping Point Community CEO Daniel Lurie on Recode Decode - His nonprofit works with local governments to solve problems like chronic homelessness". Vox Media.
  4. Carter, Kelly E. (January 8, 2016). "One-on-One with Daniel Lurie, CEO of Tipping Point Community". Haute Living.
  5. "Daniel Lurie (MPP '5) CEO and Founder, Tipping Point Community". Goldman School of Public Policy. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  6. Knight, Heather (May 31, 2019). "Progress slow for philanthropist with $100 million vision for cutting SF homelessness". San Francisco Chronicle.
  7. "Governor Newsom Announces Appointments 6.12.19". Office of Governor Gavin Newsom. June 12, 2019. Becca Prowda, 41, of San Francisco, has been appointed director of protocol in the Office of Governor Newsom. Prowda was director of community affairs at Levi Strauss & Co. from 2009 to 2019. She was deputy director of protocol in the Office of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom from 2008 to 2009, where she also served as confidential assistant to the Mayor from 2004 to 2007. Prowda was events manager at the Robin Hood Foundation from 2000 to 2004. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100,008. Prowda is a Democrat.
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