Women We Admire: Top Women Leaders of San Francisco for 2025

Women We Admire – Women We Admire is pleased to announce “The Top 50 Women Leaders of San Francisco for 2025.”

Beyond the Golden Gate Bridge and cable cars, Haight-Ashbury and Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco stands as an economic powerhouse. As the sixth-largest economy in the U.S., the city’s diverse industries include manufacturing, tourism, international business, IT, digital media, life sciences, and cleantech.

Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of The Top 50 Women Leaders of San Francisco for 2025.

Sarah Chavarria
Chief Executive Officer & President, Delta Dental Insurance Company

Sarah Chavarria is Chief Executive Officer and President for Delta Dental of California, an enterprise that encompasses 15 states and Washington, DC. Chavarria provides overall leadership and strategic direction for the organization, partnering with the Delta Dental Executive Leadership Team and board of directors to deliver on the enterprise’s purpose to improve health by providing access to quality care.

Chavarria joined Delta Dental in 2017 as EVP and chief people officer. She brings more than 25 years of expertise in the healthcare industry and has a strong track record of transforming organizations. Before Delta Dental, Chavarria was chief people officer at NantHealth. She served in a similar role at Optum360, a joint venture between Optum and Dignity Health, and was vice president of human resources at Dignity Health. She also held organizational transformation positions at Oracle, Medibuy, and Levi Strauss.

Chavarria earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at El Paso. She holds certifications in the General Electric Change Acceleration Process, the Myers & Briggs Foundation, and the Conner Change Model.

View the complete list of awardees at Women We Admire.