Elaine Forbes is the Executive Director of the Port of San Francisco. She is leading the Port vision for a safe, clean, and vibrant waterfront.
Due to her leadership, neighborhood communities at Mission Rock, 88 Broadway, and others provide more economic activation and vitality, open space, new affordable homes, and robust climate change measures to ensure the new developments will serve future generations.
She is leading the Waterfront Resilience Program to address sea level rise along the Port’s 7.5-mile jurisdiction. This first-of-its-kind project in collaboration with the United States Army Corps of Engineers integrates a groundbreaking analysis of social and environmental benefits alongside traditional economic evaluations.
Forbes’ steadfast commitment to equity has transformed the Port into a welcoming space for all, ensuring the waterfront reflects the diversity, vibrancy, and shared goal of the anti-racist community San Francisco seeks.
Director Forbes was born in San Francisco, lives close to the waterfront, and is an avid Bay swimmer.