David Onek

David Onek is the CEO of Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2). He has over three decades of non-profit, philanthropic and government experience, with a deep commitment to racial equity and social justice. Previously, David served as Executive Director of the Northern California Innocence Project and as Deputy Director of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Office of Criminal Justice. He also taught at UC Berkeley Law School and served as Executive Director of the UC Berkeley Center for Criminal Justice. Earlier in his career, David worked for the W. Haywood Burns Institute for Juvenile Justice Fairness and Equity, Legal Services for Children, and the National Council on Crime and Delinquency. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Northern California Grantmakers. A graduate of Stanford Law School and Brown University, David is a long-time mindfulness meditation practitioner. He lives in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood with his wife Kara Dukakis and they have two adult daughters.