AROUND THE WORLD SAN FRANCISCO connect 2019 • 88 November 2018 Sarah Friar, former CFO at Square and now CEO of Nextdoor, was the Honorary Speaker at the Women in Leadership Luncheon. The event was attended by over 400 guests at the Four Seasons Hotel and included an interview with Janet Reilly, former broadcaster and co-owner of the Nob Hill Gazette. Presenting Sponsor of the Luncheon was Goldman Sachs. Honorary Chairs of the event were Maureen O’Brien Sullivan, Erin Doyle Ebeling and EJ Tracy and guests were welcomed by Ireland Funds VP Marjorie Muldowney. The Luncheon was attended by The Ireland Funds America Board Director Bart Murphy, Consul General Robert O’Driscoll, and San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White. Other VIP guests included Colin & Nikki Ryan, Victoria & Vijay Culas of Matthews South, Carl Kawaja of Capital Group, Meagan Levitan, John O’Farrell of Andreesen Horowitz, and members of the leadership teams at American Express, Mastercard, Slack and Visa. The event was generously supported by Eileen Moore, Elizabeth Ferrari, First Republic Bank, HouseCanary, Hudson Pacific Properties, Marqeta, Alice Phelan Sullivan Corporation and Kathleen Ryan, along with Jeannie Sangiacomo, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, UCSF Medical Center and Walmart. Other top supporters included Nextdoor, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Eileen D’Arcy, Sally Ann Flood, Friends of Sarah Friar at Spark, Friends of St. Philip’s School, Hood & Strong LLP, INBA, Helen Hartnett of the ITLG, KPMG, Ginny Kavanaugh, Orla MacLean, McKinsey, Cinta Murphy of Cinta Salon, Ann Papale & Mary Driscoll Toboni. Sincere thanks to Mary Hunt, Suzi Tinsley, Cushman & Wakefield and Eventbrite for their generosity. Special thanks to our Drawing sponsors: The Merrion Hotel, Dromoland Castle, and Sheen Falls Lodge Hotel. Other sponsors included Neiman Marcus, Cinta Salon, MoMo’s Restaurant, Fitzpatrick Hotel Group, Butler’s Irish Chocolates, and the Four Seasons Hotel. San Francisco Women in Leadership Luncheon 2 1