Our Mission

Abundance Network is organizing a new generation of civic leaders to build a 21st century government.

Our Values

Humble

Hard problems are hard! Humility keeps us in a learning mindset.

Curious

Curiosity helps us pursue root causes within complex systems.

Outcomes-Focused

Our goal is to create tangible outcomes that improve people’s lives.

Our Team

Misha Chellam

Founder
Misha has founded a number of projects including a venture-backed startup and a bootstrapped learning community that scaled to $10m in revenue.

Zack Rosen

Founder
Zack runs a $1bn software company with hundreds of employees and cofounded a number of advocacy organizations including California YIMBY, COVID Act Now, and KidSafe SF.

Libby Schaaf

Senior Program Advisor
Libby is the former Mayor of Oakland where she broke records in building housing, fixing infrastructure, and reducing gun violence. She is a Metropolitan Transportation Commissioner and teaches public policy at UC Berkeley.

Giselle Hale

Managing Partner
Giselle was an early member of the Abundance Network. She has a trifecta of expertise in campaigns (Obama 08, Eshoo for Congress), tech (Facebook), and policymaking as the former Mayor of Redwood City.

Todd David

Political Director
Todd was the former Executive Director of the Housing Action Coalition, served as Senator Scott Wiener’s Political Director, and has run several San Francisco political organizations and campaigns.

Graeme Erickson Joeck

Director of Advocacy & Organizing
Graeme is a nationally recognized organizer, strategist, and capacity builder for Democratic campaigns and progressive policy organizations. He spent 8 years leading Planned Parenthood’s national campaign programs, worked for Hillary Clinton’s two presidential campaigns, and Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign for president.

Annie Fryman

Senior Policy Advisor
A key figure in the YIMBY movement, Annie previously served as Senator Scott Wiener’s policy staffer focused on housing and transportation. Annie, Special Projects Director at SPUR, advises the Abundance Network on housing and transportation policy in San Francisco.

Jen Pahlka

Senior Advisor
Jen founded Code For America, US Digital Service, and US Digital Response. She was Deputy CTO in the Obama Administration and wrote Recoding America, a cornerstone text of the Abundance Movement.

Mera Granberg Paul

Chapter Expansion
Mera Granberg Paul is a nonprofit leader and former tech executive with deep experience in development, board relations, and public-private partnerships.

Gleam Davis

Chapter Lead, Santa Monica
Gleam is the former Mayor of Santa Monica, where she has championed affordable housing, public education, and equitable transportation. She also served as Santa Monica’s delegate to the Westside Cities Council of Governments.

Matthew Lewis

Strategic Communications
Matthew is a longtime storyteller and strategist for housing, climate, and urbanism. He has shaped narratives for movements at the intersection of policy, politics, and culture.

Jamie Ruth

Professional Membership
Jamie is a seasoned tech (Facebook) and political (Tech for Campaigns, Trilogy Interactive) operative. He now advises and builds capacity for organizations at the forefront of electoral and civic innovation.

John Bauters

Executive Director, Revitalize East Bay/Oakland
John, former Mayor of Emeryville, is a nationally recognized expert in transportation and housing policy. With 25 years in government and nonprofit advocacy, he supports people experiencing homelessness and crime survivors while building safe, inclusive communities.

Dan Luscher

Director of Finance and Operations
Dan helps build purpose-driven organizations as a fractional CFO, and he also runs the 15-Minute City Project. Dan has held CFO and COO roles at best-in-class nonprofits and for-profits (Water.org, BSR, Greenprint Partners).

Graham Griffin

Manager, Advocacy and Operations
Graham is a Bay Area native who got her start in politics as an organizer on the Biden-Harris campaign, she has worked in government affairs at the Center for American Progress, and most recently served as a Legislative Assistant in Congresswoman Katie Porter's office.

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Moving Abundance from op-eds to outcomes will take work. Want to contribute? Explore our membership programs.
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Our Chapters

We partner with civic leaders across the country to build professionally staffed, sustainably financed chapters that can drive policy outcomes locally.

Abundant San Francisco

Abundant Santa Monica

Revitalize East Bay/Abundant Oakland

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Our Partners