Jessamyn Sabbag is the Senior Director of the Power Pathway at the San Francisco Foundation, where she resources, amplifies and partners with community organizations that build political and governing power to win racial and economic justice. Prior to entering philanthropy in 2023, Jessamyn consulted with organizations to develop their political strategy using the tools of c3, c4s and PACs, following 12 years in leadership at Oakland Rising where she helped grow a base of 25% of the city’s electorate and win a progressive majority on City Council. Jessamyn is a co-founder of Bay Rising, a former Oakland Budget Commissioner, and serves on the board of directors at East Bay Action, Bay Rising Action, and Restore Oakland Inc.
Jessamyn is a lifelong resident of the San Francisco Bay Area. Of Arab and European ancestry, Jessamyn came into organizing through connecting the dots about the trauma inflicted by the U.S. military on her family here in the states and on her people in the Arab region. After graduating from Brown University, Jessamyn participated in countless anti-war, police accountability, and budget justice efforts, which led her to integrated civic engagement and political power-building work as key strategies to advance social justice.
Jessamyn is passionate about redistributing wealth, ending the military/police/prison industrial complex, and building beloved community that centers care and belonging, love and liberation. Jessamyn is mama, partner, daughter, sister, friend, neighbor and community member. She loves being in and connecting with nature and is an avid swimmer, cook and gardener.