Janet Reilly is the co-founder and board president of Clinic by the Bay, a free, volunteer-powered health clinic for the working uninsured in San Francisco and San Mateo Counties. Founded in 2010, the clinic recently completed renovation on their new facility in the former Alemany Emergency Hospital site.
In 2019 Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Janet to an 8-year term to the University of the California Board of Regents where she recently completed her term as Board Chair. Appointed by President Barack Obama, Janet served on the Presidio Trust Board from 2015 to 2018. Before joining the Presidio Trust, she was a member of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, and Transportation District Board of Directors.
Janet was a former executive producer and on-air television host for NBC Bay Area KNTV. Owner of the San Francisco Examiner and the Nob Hill Gazette, she writes a monthly interview column featuring some of the most notable people in the Bay Area.
Janet earned a B.A. from UCLA and a Master of Science degree in journalism from the Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism. She lives in San Francisco and is the proud mom to two grown daughters.