Alison Brunner is the CEO of the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, a leading nonprofit that uses the law to address social injustices like poverty, inequity, displacement, and child abuse and neglect. The Law Foundation provides free legal services to over 10,000 low-income people and community members of color annually in three areas of critical need – housing, health, and children’s rights – in addition to engaging in a wide-range of systems change work. As CEO, Alison is responsible for the strategic leadership, management, and direction of the organization with a team of 80 and a $13 million budget.

For many years, Alison was the directing attorney of the Law Foundation’s mental health and health law programs, leading a team of lawyers specializing in housing and disability rights law. Alison serves on the Board of Directors of Disability Rights California. She has a B.A. from UCLA and a J.D. from Santa Clara University Law School.