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{{Short description|American entrepreneur}}
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| alma_mater = [[Stanford University]] (BS) <br/>[[University of Cambridge]] (MPhil)
| caption = Mahmood in 2021
| birth_place = [[Palo Alto]], CA, USA
| occupation = Climate Non-Profit Director
| nationality = Pakistani American
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
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| alma_mater = [[Stanford University]] (BS) <br/>[[Cambridge University]] (MPhil)
| occupation = Technology entrepreneur and political candidate
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'''Bilal Mahmood''' is a Pakistani-American civil servant, entrepreneur, and philanthropist based in [[San Francisco]], California. He is currently a candidate for [[California's 17th State Assembly district]].<ref name="SFChron Race">{{cite news |title=Who will replace Assembly Member David Chiu? City attorney pick heats up progressive race |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/Who-will-replace-Assemblymember-David-Chiu-City-16496647.php |website=SF Chronicle | date=29 September 2021 |accessdate=13 December 2021}}</ref> He previously served as a policy analyst for the Obama Administration,<ref>{{cite news |title=Breaking down the race for San Francisco's Assembly District 17 |url=https://abc7news.com/sf-election-day-assembly-district-17-race-2022-the-san-francisco-standard/11293999/ |access-date=28 December 2021 |publisher=THE SAN FRANCISCO STANDARD |date=December 6, 2021}}</ref> co-founded the foundation 13 Fund, and co-founded the software company ClearBrain where he also served as CEO.<ref name="TechCrunch">{{cite news |title=ClearBrain launches analytics tools focused on connecting cause and effect |url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/16/clearbrain-launches-analytics-tools-focused-connecting-cause-and-effect/ |accessdate=13 December 2021 |work= TechCrunch |date=16 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Mahmood has a background as an academic neuroscientist, and is a [[Gates Cambridge Scholarship]].<ref name="Stanford News">{{cite news |title=Students, alumna awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarships |url=https://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/march4/gates-cambridge-scholarships-030409.html |accessdate=13 December 2021 |work= Stanford News |date=4 March 2009 |language=en}}</ref>
'''Bilal Mahmood''' is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and civil servant based in [[San Francisco]], California. He is a former policy analyst in the [[Obama administration|Obama Administration]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Breaking down the race for San Francisco's Assembly District 17 |url=https://abc7news.com/sf-election-day-assembly-district-17-race-2022-the-san-francisco-standard/11293999/ |access-date=28 December 2021 |publisher=THE SAN FRANCISCO STANDARD |date=December 6, 2021}}</ref> as well as co-founder of the Foundation 13 Fund and the software company ClearBrain, where he also served as CEO.<ref name="TechCrunch">{{cite news |title=ClearBrain launches analytics tools focused on connecting cause and effect |url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/16/clearbrain-launches-analytics-tools-focused-connecting-cause-and-effect/ |accessdate=13 December 2021 |work= TechCrunch |date=16 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref> ClearBrain was acquired by [[Amplitude (company)|Amplitude]] in March of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Amplitude Acquires Predictive Analytics Pioneer ClearBrain| date=March 10, 2020| url=https://amplitude.com/press/amplitude-acquires-clearbrain}}</ref>


==Early life and Business career==
==Early life==


Mahmood's parents immigrated from Pakistan when he was young. While his father studied on a student visa, his parents, and brother lived together in a 2-bedroom apartment. He has called affordable housing "necessary" to enable his family to survive, informing his current views.<ref>{{cite news |title=That rejected 495-unit complex in San Francisco is now a dividing line in Assembly race |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joegarofoli/article/That-rejected-495-unit-complex-in-San-Francisco-16596721.php |access-date=28 December 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Chronicle |date=November 7, 2021}}</ref> As a part of his State Assembly campaign, Mahmood has recalled family trips to San Francisco's [[Tenderloin, San Francisco|Tenderloin district]] when he was young and referred to it as a beacon of hope. He notes current similarities between the Tenderloin and Pakistan including, widespread inequality, humanitarian issues, and governmental challenges.<ref name="Sanford Daily">{{cite news |title=Bilal Mahmood ’09 running for AD17 to recover ‘beacon of hope’ |url=https://www.stanforddaily.com/2021/11/07/bilal-mahmood-09-running-for-ad17-to-recover-beacon-of-hope/ |access-date=28 December 2021 |publisher=Stanford Daily |date=November 7, 2021}}</ref>
Mahmood was born and raised in [[Palo Alto, California]].<ref name="Stanford News" /> Mahmood's parents and grandparents immigrated from Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news|date=November 7, 2021|title=That rejected 495-unit complex in San Francisco is now a dividing line in Assembly race|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joegarofoli/article/That-rejected-495-unit-complex-in-San-Francisco-16596721.php|access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref>


Mahmood finished high school in Lahore, where his family moved to escape Islamophobia after 9/11.<ref name="SFChron Race" /> He later attended [[Stanford University]], worked at the Stanford Pediatric Surgery Lab, and cofounded a microfinance nonprofit. He was named a [[Gates Cambridge Scholarship|Gates Scholar]] in 2009 and attended Cambridge University where he earned a master's degree in bioscience enterprise.<ref name="Stanford News" />
Mahmood finished high school in [[Lahore]], Pakistan, where his family moved [[Aftermath of the September 11 attacks#Backlash and hate crimes|after 9/11]].<ref name="SFChron Race">{{cite news |title=Who will replace Assembly Member David Chiu? City attorney pick heats up progressive race |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/Who-will-replace-Assemblymember-David-Chiu-City-16496647.php |website=SF Chronicle | date=29 September 2021 |accessdate=13 December 2021}}</ref> He graduated [[Stanford University]] in 2009 with a degree in biology and a minor in business. At Stanford, he interned at the Stanford Pediatric Surgery Lab and co-founded a [[microloan]] non-profit that has distributed more than $13,000.<ref name="Stanford News" /> He was named a [[Gates Cambridge Scholarship|Gates Cambridge Scholar]] in 2009 and attended the [[University of Cambridge]], where he earned a master's degree in bioscience enterprise.<ref name="Stanford News">{{cite news |title=Students, alumna awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarships |url=https://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/march4/gates-cambridge-scholarships-030409.html |accessdate=13 December 2021 |work= Stanford News |date=4 March 2009 |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
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Mahmood was a policy analyst during the [[Obama administration]] in the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for the [[United States Department of Commerce]] in 2011.<ref name="SFChron Race" /><ref name="Dept of Comm">{{cite web|date=June 2011|title=Report to Secretary Locke - Improving Access to Capital for High-Growth Companies|url=https://eda.gov/files/oie/nacie/NACIE-Report-Access-to-Capital.pdf|work=Department of Commerce|accessdate=27 Dec 2021}}</ref>


After working in the Obama administration and several technology companies,<ref>{{cite news |title=Q&A With Bilal Mahmood of Science Exchange |url=https://www.medgadget.com/2013/04/qa-with-bilal-mahmood-of-science-exchange.html |access-date=28 December 2021 |publisher=Medgadget |date=April 29, 2013}}</ref> Mahmood founded ClearBrain, a predictive analytics software company<ref>{{cite news |title=ClearBrain uses AI to help advertisers target the right users |url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/07/clearbrain-launch/ |access-date=28 December 2021 |publisher=TechCrunch |date=February 7, 2018}}</ref> which Mahmood describes as technology for mission-minded organizations and small businesses, helping them compete with Amazon.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bilal for Assembly - About |url=https://www.bilalforassembly.com/about |access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref> Mahmood served as ClearBrain's CEO until March 2020, when analytics firm [[Amplitude (company)|Amplitude]] announced it had acquired ClearBrain for an undisclosed sum.<ref name="Acq">{{cite news |title=Sequoia Capital-backed Amplitude makes its first acquisition with this startup |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2020/03/10/sequoia-capital-backed-amplitude-makes-its-first.html |accessdate=27 Dec 2021 |work= San Francisco Business Times |date=10 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Amplitude's CEO Says Buying Another Startup Is a Risky but Smart Move |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/amplitudes-ceo-buying-clearbrain-risky-smart-move-2020-3 |access-date=28 December 2021 |publisher=Business Insider |date=March 9, 2020}}</ref>
After working in the Obama administration and several technology companies,<ref>{{cite news |title=Q&A With Bilal Mahmood of Science Exchange |url=https://www.medgadget.com/2013/04/qa-with-bilal-mahmood-of-science-exchange.html |access-date=28 December 2021 |publisher=Medgadget |date=April 29, 2013}}</ref> Mahmood founded ClearBrain, a predictive analytics software company<ref>{{cite news |title=ClearBrain uses AI to help advertisers target the right users |url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/07/clearbrain-launch/ |access-date=28 December 2021 |publisher=TechCrunch |date=February 7, 2018}}</ref> which Mahmood describes as technology for mission-minded organizations and small businesses, helping them compete with Amazon.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bilal for Assembly - About |url=https://www.bilalforassembly.com/about |access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref> Mahmood served as ClearBrain's CEO until March 2020, when analytics firm [[Amplitude (company)|Amplitude]] announced it had acquired ClearBrain for an undisclosed sum.<ref name="Acq">{{cite news |title=Sequoia Capital-backed Amplitude makes its first acquisition with this startup |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2020/03/10/sequoia-capital-backed-amplitude-makes-its-first.html |accessdate=27 Dec 2021 |work= San Francisco Business Times |date=10 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Amplitude's CEO Says Buying Another Startup Is a Risky but Smart Move |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/amplitudes-ceo-buying-clearbrain-risky-smart-move-2020-3 |access-date=28 December 2021 |publisher=Business Insider |date=March 9, 2020}}</ref>


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Mahmood started the Foundation 13 Fund in 2020, investing in nonprofits local to San Francisco on issues including small business relief, anti-Asian violence, and local journalism. Its first grant raised $100,000 to support restaurant workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="SFChron Race" />
==Philanthropic and political career==

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Mahmood started his public service career in the Obama Administration in the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, working as an analyst on small business policy for the US Department of Commerce until 2011.<ref name="Dept of Comm">{{cite web | title=Report to Secretary Locke - Improving Access to Capital for High-Growth Companies | url=https://eda.gov/files/oie/nacie/NACIE-Report-Access-to-Capital.pdf | work= Department of Commerce | date= June 2011 | accessdate=27 Dec 2021}}</ref>
=== 2022 California State Assembly candidacy ===
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On September 30, 2021, Mahmood announced he was running as a Democrat for [[California's 17th State Assembly district]] in a [[2022 California's 17th State Assembly district special election|2022 special election]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bilal Mahmood 馬百樂 for Assembly 2022 on Twitter | url=https://twitter.com/bilalmahmood/status/1443591764724514820 | date=30 September 2021 | accessdate=27 Dec 2021 | work=Twitter }}</ref> He received public support from [[Saikat Chakrabarti]].<ref>{{cite news |title=AOC’s former chief of staff weighs in on San Francisco politics |url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/aocs-former-chief-of-staff-weighs-in-on-san-francisco-politics/ |access-date=28 December 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Examiner |date=November 11, 2021}}</ref> Together, Mahmood and Chakrabarti planned an environmental framework similar to the [[Green New Deal]] for California, including a carbon tax to fund zero-interest loans for green retrofits.<ref>{{cite news |title=David Chiu's Seat in California Assembly Already Has Candidates Lining Up for Special Election |url=https://www.kqed.org/news/11890455/david-chius-seat-in-california-assembly-already-has-candidates-lining-up-for-special-election |access-date=28 December 2021 |publisher=KQED |date=September 30, 2021}}</ref>

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Mahmood based his platform on a number of issues including supporting a [[2022 San Francisco Board of Education recall elections|San Francisco Board of Education recall]], a program to end homelessness in over 80 cities and counties, a guaranteed income program for Californians, expanding the California Earned Income Tax Credit ceiling to $75,000, and a combination of carbon and wealth taxes.<ref name="SF Std">{{cite news|date=November 18, 2021|title=Bilal Mahmood, Entrepreneur and Scientist, On Why He’s Running|publisher=The San Francisco Standard|url=https://sfstandard.com/bilal-mahmood-entrepreneur-and-scientist-on-why-hes-running/|access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref>

Mahmood finished third, subsequently endorsing [[Matt Haney]].<ref>{{cite news|date=March 3, 2022| publisher=The San Francisco Chronicle| title=S.F. Assembly race: YIMBY-backed Bilal Mahmood endorses Matt Haney over David Campos in runoff| url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/S-F-Assembly-race-Bilal-Mahmood-endorses-Matt-16974522.php}}</ref> Haney ultimately defeated [[David Campos]] in the runoff election and was sworn in on May 3, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=April 19, 2022 Election Results - Summary Department of Elections |url=https://sfelections.sfgov.org/april-19-2022-election-results-summary |access-date=2022-04-20 |website=sfelections.sfgov.org}}</ref>


=== San Francisco political advocacy ===
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Mahmood started the foundation 13 Fund in 2020, investing in nonprofits local to San Francisco on issues including small business relief, anti-Asian violence, and local journalism. Its first grant raised $100,000 to support restaurant workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="SFChron Race" />
Mahmood has continued to advocate for reforms in the permitting and approvals process for new construction in San Francisco, identifying excessive bureaucracy as a driver of homelessness and inequality in the city.<ref>{{Cite web| title=87 permits, 1,000 days of meetings and $500,000 in fees: How bureaucracy fuels S.F.’s housing crisis| publisher=The San Francisco Chronicle|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/sf-housing-development-red-tape-17815725.php}}</ref> Soon after Mahmood delineated these issues in the [[San Francisco Chronicle]] in March of 2023, city Supervisor [[Ahsha Safaí|Ahsha Safai]] and San Francisco Mayor [[London Breed]] put forward separate bills to streamline the city’s complex and time-consuming housing approval process.<ref>{{cite news|date=March 15, 2023| publisher=The Real Deal| title=Safai, Breed launch separate bills to speed up SF project approvals| url=https://therealdeal.com/sanfrancisco/2023/03/15/safai-breed-launch-separate-bills-to-speed-up-sf-project-approvals/}}</ref>


In May of 2023, Mahmood drew attention to the bureucratic mismanagement and technical missteps which resulted in delayed payments to teachers working for San Francisco's school district.<ref>{{cite news|date=May 6, 2023| publisher=The San Francisco Chronicle| title=64 software bugs, complex union rules and a $15.8 million mistake: Why S.F. can’t pay its teachers on time| url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/sfusd-teacher-payroll-san-francisco-bureaucracy-18000777.php}}</ref>
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On September 30, 2021, Mahmood officially announced he was running as a Democrat for [[California's 17th State Assembly district]] in a [[2022 California's 17th State Assembly district special election|2022 special election]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bilal Mahmood 馬百樂 for Assembly 2022 on Twitter | url=https://twitter.com/bilalmahmood/status/1443591764724514820 | date=30 September 2021 | accessdate=27 Dec 2021 | work=Twitter }}</ref> He has since drawn the support of [[Saikat Chakrabarti]], who served as chief of staff for New York Congressional Representative [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]], and helped craft the [[Green New Deal]].<ref>{{cite news |title=AOC’s former chief of staff weighs in on San Francisco politics |url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/aocs-former-chief-of-staff-weighs-in-on-san-francisco-politics/ |access-date=28 December 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Examiner |date=November 11, 2021}}</ref> Together, Mahmood and Chakrabarti planned a similar comprehensive environmental platform for California, including a carbon tax to fund zero-interest loans to help families and businesses pay for green retrofits.<ref>{{cite news |title=David Chiu's Seat in California Assembly Already Has Candidates Lining Up for Special Election |url=https://www.kqed.org/news/11890455/david-chius-seat-in-california-assembly-already-has-candidates-lining-up-for-special-election |access-date=28 December 2021 |publisher=KQED |date=September 30, 2021}}</ref>


Mahmood collaborated with San Francisco Assembly Member [[Matt Haney]], his erstwhile political rival in the 2022 California State Assembly election, on legislation which would compel [[California Energy Commission|California's Energy Commission]] to create an emission reduction strategy for buildings and homes with clearly outlined requirements and milestones.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AB-593 Carbon emission reduction strategy: building sector.|url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billAnalysisClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB593 |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=leginfo.legislature.ca.gov}}</ref> The proposed legislation was praised for its potential to bolster investment in local businesses and create jobs in the state.<ref>{{cite news|date=June 5, 2023| publisher=The San Francisco Chronicle| title=Two S.F. political rivals are doing something crazy: working together| url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joegarofoli/article/matt-haney-bilal-mahmood-18132063.php#photo-23897729}}</ref>
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Mahmood has taken public stances on a number of issues including supporting a [[2022 San Francisco Board of Education recall elections|San Francisco Board of Education recall]], Built for Zero - a program to end homelessness in over 80 cities and counties, a guaranteed income program for Californians, expanding the California Earned Income Tax Credit ceiling to $75,000, and a combination of carbon and wealth taxes.<ref name="SF Std" /> Further, he has proposed new programs related to anti-AAPI violence, and housing.<ref name="SF Std" /> In debates, he has pressed other candidates on housing, and disorganization in government.<ref>{{cite news |title=The hottest political race of SF’s election season |url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/the-hottest-political-race-of-sfs-election-season/ |access-date=28 December 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Examiner |date=November 16, 2021}}</ref>


Mahmood has received other endorsements from a variety of San Francisco political groups and individuals.<ref name="SF Std">{{cite news |title=Bilal Mahmood, Entrepreneur and Scientist, On Why He’s Running |url=https://sfstandard.com/bilal-mahmood-entrepreneur-and-scientist-on-why-hes-running/ |access-date=28 December 2021 |publisher=The San Francisco Standard |date=November 18, 2021}}</ref>
In January 2024, Mahmood announced his candidacy for the [[San Francisco Board of Supervisors]], running against incumbent [[Dean Preston]] in District 5.<ref name="SFCCortez">{{cite news |last1=Cortez |first1=Mario |title=Race to unseat S.F. Supervisor Dean Preston is heating up with this competitor |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/mahmood-preston-district-5-18630659.php |access-date=1 February 2024 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=28 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref>


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Revision as of 04:05, 26 August 2024

Bilal Mahmood
Born
Palo Alto, CA
NationalityAmerican
Alma materStanford University (BS)
University of Cambridge (MPhil)
OccupationClimate Non-Profit Director

Bilal Mahmood is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and civil servant based in San Francisco, California. He is a former policy analyst in the Obama Administration,[1] as well as co-founder of the Foundation 13 Fund and the software company ClearBrain, where he also served as CEO.[2] ClearBrain was acquired by Amplitude in March of 2020.[3]

Early life

Mahmood was born and raised in Palo Alto, California.[4] Mahmood's parents and grandparents immigrated from Pakistan.[5]

Mahmood finished high school in Lahore, Pakistan, where his family moved after 9/11.[6] He graduated Stanford University in 2009 with a degree in biology and a minor in business. At Stanford, he interned at the Stanford Pediatric Surgery Lab and co-founded a microloan non-profit that has distributed more than $13,000.[4] He was named a Gates Cambridge Scholar in 2009 and attended the University of Cambridge, where he earned a master's degree in bioscience enterprise.[4]

Career

Mahmood was a policy analyst during the Obama administration in the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for the United States Department of Commerce in 2011.[6][7]

After working in the Obama administration and several technology companies,[8] Mahmood founded ClearBrain, a predictive analytics software company[9] which Mahmood describes as technology for mission-minded organizations and small businesses, helping them compete with Amazon.[10] Mahmood served as ClearBrain's CEO until March 2020, when analytics firm Amplitude announced it had acquired ClearBrain for an undisclosed sum.[11][12]

Mahmood started the Foundation 13 Fund in 2020, investing in nonprofits local to San Francisco on issues including small business relief, anti-Asian violence, and local journalism. Its first grant raised $100,000 to support restaurant workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

2022 California State Assembly candidacy

On September 30, 2021, Mahmood announced he was running as a Democrat for California's 17th State Assembly district in a 2022 special election.[13] He received public support from Saikat Chakrabarti.[14] Together, Mahmood and Chakrabarti planned an environmental framework similar to the Green New Deal for California, including a carbon tax to fund zero-interest loans for green retrofits.[15]

Mahmood based his platform on a number of issues including supporting a San Francisco Board of Education recall, a program to end homelessness in over 80 cities and counties, a guaranteed income program for Californians, expanding the California Earned Income Tax Credit ceiling to $75,000, and a combination of carbon and wealth taxes.[16]

Mahmood finished third, subsequently endorsing Matt Haney.[17] Haney ultimately defeated David Campos in the runoff election and was sworn in on May 3, 2022.[18]

San Francisco political advocacy

Mahmood has continued to advocate for reforms in the permitting and approvals process for new construction in San Francisco, identifying excessive bureaucracy as a driver of homelessness and inequality in the city.[19] Soon after Mahmood delineated these issues in the San Francisco Chronicle in March of 2023, city Supervisor Ahsha Safai and San Francisco Mayor London Breed put forward separate bills to streamline the city’s complex and time-consuming housing approval process.[20]

In May of 2023, Mahmood drew attention to the bureucratic mismanagement and technical missteps which resulted in delayed payments to teachers working for San Francisco's school district.[21]

Mahmood collaborated with San Francisco Assembly Member Matt Haney, his erstwhile political rival in the 2022 California State Assembly election, on legislation which would compel California's Energy Commission to create an emission reduction strategy for buildings and homes with clearly outlined requirements and milestones.[22] The proposed legislation was praised for its potential to bolster investment in local businesses and create jobs in the state.[23]

In January 2024, Mahmood announced his candidacy for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, running against incumbent Dean Preston in District 5.[24]

References

  1. ^ "Breaking down the race for San Francisco's Assembly District 17". THE SAN FRANCISCO STANDARD. December 6, 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ^ "ClearBrain launches analytics tools focused on connecting cause and effect". TechCrunch. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Amplitude Acquires Predictive Analytics Pioneer ClearBrain". March 10, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Students, alumna awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarships". Stanford News. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  5. ^ "That rejected 495-unit complex in San Francisco is now a dividing line in Assembly race". San Francisco Chronicle. November 7, 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Who will replace Assembly Member David Chiu? City attorney pick heats up progressive race". SF Chronicle. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Report to Secretary Locke - Improving Access to Capital for High-Growth Companies" (PDF). Department of Commerce. June 2011. Retrieved 27 Dec 2021.
  8. ^ "Q&A With Bilal Mahmood of Science Exchange". Medgadget. April 29, 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  9. ^ "ClearBrain uses AI to help advertisers target the right users". TechCrunch. February 7, 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Bilal for Assembly - About". Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Sequoia Capital-backed Amplitude makes its first acquisition with this startup". San Francisco Business Times. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 27 Dec 2021.
  12. ^ "Amplitude's CEO Says Buying Another Startup Is a Risky but Smart Move". Business Insider. March 9, 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Bilal Mahmood 馬百樂 for Assembly 2022 on Twitter". Twitter. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 27 Dec 2021.
  14. ^ "AOC's former chief of staff weighs in on San Francisco politics". San Francisco Examiner. November 11, 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  15. ^ "David Chiu's Seat in California Assembly Already Has Candidates Lining Up for Special Election". KQED. September 30, 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Bilal Mahmood, Entrepreneur and Scientist, On Why He's Running". The San Francisco Standard. November 18, 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  17. ^ "S.F. Assembly race: YIMBY-backed Bilal Mahmood endorses Matt Haney over David Campos in runoff". The San Francisco Chronicle. March 3, 2022.
  18. ^ "April 19, 2022 Election Results - Summary Department of Elections". sfelections.sfgov.org. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  19. ^ "87 permits, 1,000 days of meetings and $500,000 in fees: How bureaucracy fuels S.F.'s housing crisis". The San Francisco Chronicle.
  20. ^ "Safai, Breed launch separate bills to speed up SF project approvals". The Real Deal. March 15, 2023.
  21. ^ "64 software bugs, complex union rules and a $15.8 million mistake: Why S.F. can't pay its teachers on time". The San Francisco Chronicle. May 6, 2023.
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  23. ^ "Two S.F. political rivals are doing something crazy: working together". The San Francisco Chronicle. June 5, 2023.
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