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Lead21 hosts scores of policy discussions, political networking events and speaker reception events each year. Our events feature prominent national and local figures, including heads of state and cabinet, members of Congress, senior White House and administration officials, leading public policy experts, top business and entrepreneurial executives, and many others.
Unlike most traditional political events, our receptions are mostly located in private homes of influential business or civic leaders, without all the barriers of auditoriums and large events with hundreds of people. Typically, this allows for direct one-on-one conversations between a Lead21 member and our speakers. Through Lead21, members experience a more intimate environment conducive to relationship building, combined with a unique opportunity to find and engage in important initiatives.
Upcoming Lead21 Events
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Recent Lead21 Events
Reception with Martha Marks
President of the Republicans for Environmental Protection (REPS)
Hosted by Lead21 board member and former mayor of Atherton Charles Marsala in AthertonDinner with George Scalise
President of the Semiconductor Industry Association
Co-sponsored with the South Peninsula Area Republican Coalition (SPARC) in Palo AltoReception with John Kneuer
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Hosted by Lead21 Chairman Michael Kim in San FranciscoReception with Jock Scharfen
Deputy Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of the Department of Homeland Security
Hosted by Lead21 board members Sonia Arrison and Aydin Senkut in AthertonPrivate Reception with Senator & Presidential Candidate John McCain
Hosted by Sean McAvoy in Palo AltoReception with Laurie Firestone
White House Social Secretary
Hosted by Lead21 presidential members Kathy Higa and Lance Hansche in Foster CityReception with Dr. Yaron Brook
President, Ayn Rand Institute
Hosted by Alexander Lloyd in San FranciscoReception with Howard Leach
Former U.S. Ambassador to France
Hosted by Lead21 Senate member Jani Friedman in San FranciscoReception with Ari Fleischer (Co-Sponsored with RJC)
Former White House Press Secretary
Hosted by JCC San FranciscoLead21 2006 Awards Ceremony Honoring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor with Special Guest and 2005 Lead21 Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree Secretary George Shultz
Hosted by Lead21 at the Regency Center, San FranciscoReception with Professor and Author Derek Leebaert
Author, “To Dare and to Conquer: Special Operations and the Destiny of Nations from Achilles to Al Quaeda”
Hosted by Lead21 Member Jim SoderborgPrivate Meetings with New York Governor Pataki
San FranciscoReception with Frank Gaffney, Jr. (Sponsored by RJC)
President, Center for Security Policy & Former Deputy Secretary of Defense
Hosted at the Union Square Crowne Plaza Hotel, San FranciscoReception with Speaker Denny Hastert
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Hosted with Michael Sowers, Capital CampaignsPrivate Lunch with Leonard Leo
Reception with Chairman DeNunzio
Executive Vice President, The Federalist SocietyChairman, San Francisco Republican Party
& Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, District 8 (against Nancy Pelosi)
Hosted by Harmeet DhillonReception with General Boyd (USAF, Ret.)
Ret. Deputy Commander in Chief of US Forces Europe
President & CEO, Business Executives for National Security
Hosted by David Blumberg in San FranciscoThe Rising Tide IV Summer Cocktail Bash
with Candidates for California’s State-wide Elections (Co-Sponsored)
More than 300 attendees and every candidate for state-wide office in California!
Hosted by Lead21 board member and former mayor of Atherton Charles Marsala in AthertonLead21 Reception with Governor Tom Kean (NJ), Chairman of the 9-11 Commission
with State Senator Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ), Candidate for U.S. Senate
Nearly 70 people joined us to meet with the chairman of the September 11th Commission and his son who is running for U.S. Senate
Hosted by Joseph Ansanelli in San Francisco
Lead21 Reception with Carly Fiorina,
Former Chairman & CEO, Hewlett-Packard
175 Lead21 members turned out to hear Fiorina’s comments on leadership and globalization
Hosted by Ellen Hancock in Los Altos HillsLead21 & RJC Reception with Dr. Gal Luft
More than 110 turned out to meet one of the world’s foremost energy and Middle East security experts
Hosted by Lead21 board member and former mayor of Atherton Charles Marsala in AthertonLead21 Reception with Peter Robinson
More than 100 leaders of the innovation economy turned out to visit with the former chief speechwriter to presidents Reagan and Bush 41
Hosted by Alexander Lloyd in San FranciscoLead21 Reception with Governor Jane Swift (MA)
120 of Silicon Valley’s top entrepreneurial leaders joined us for a reception with the former governor of Massachusetts
Hosted by Lead21 board member and former mayor of Atherton Charles Marsala in Atherton