Dr. Gina Fromer joined the GLIDE Foundation as President and CEO in late 2023.

Throughout her life, Dr. Fromer has devoted her career, energy, and talent to serving the needs of those most disadvantaged in San Francisco.

As a sixth generation San Franciscan who was raised in the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood, she ascended from having been a GLIDE client to becoming its President and CEO.

She has a wealth of leadership experience and deep connections to a vast array of communities. Prior to joining GLIDE, Dr. Fromer served as the President and CEO of the Children’s Council of San Francisco from 2019 to 2023. Dr. Fromer managed a staff of 140+ and oversaw a $240M budget to support San Francisco children, families, and early educators. She led the organization’s partnership with the San Francisco Department of Early Childhood, as well as a host of other city and state agencies and organizations.

Prior to the Children’s Council of San Francisco, Dr. Fromer was CEO of the San Francisco Education Fund, where she directed community volunteer programs, educator grants and student scholarships designed to help public school students succeed.

Dr. Fromer previously served as the California State Director at The Trust for Public Land, where she created new parks in park-poor neighborhoods in Los Angeles and San Francisco, while protecting landscapes across the state.

In her early years, Dr. Fromer began community service as a youth counselor for Young Community Developers, which provides support and training for young adults. This experience led her to a career at the YMCA of San Francisco where she rose through the ranks to become District Vice President overseeing three YMCA branches serving 15,000 families. She raised over $8.5 million for the Bayview YMCA capital campaign to complete the building of the Bayview Hunters Point YMCA.

Dr. Fromer holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Development and Leadership from University of Arizona Global Campus. Her dissertation is entitled, “Black Women who Emerged from Poverty and Transitioned into Executive Positions.” She earned a B.S. in Psychology Organizational Leadership from Dominican University of California, and a M.S. in Psychology Organizational Leadership from University of Phoenix.

For more than 60 years, the GLIDE Foundation has been dedicated to fighting systemic injustices, creating pathways out of poverty and crisis, and transforming lives.