LRIS - Our Team - The Bar Association of San Francisco

Executive Director

Yolanda Jackson

Executive Director and General Counsel, the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF)
Executive Director, Justice & Diversity Center (JDC)

Yolanda leads two organizations that focus on excellence in the legal profession and community service. Connected by the shared values of fairness and equality, both organizations actively promote diversity in the legal profession.

Yolanda has years of experience as a litigator, mediator, arbitrator, trainer and facilitator, and has helped businesses address diversity and organizational development needs. As an adjunct professor, Yolanda has taught at UC Hastings College of the Law and Golden Gate University Law School. She has served on the boards of numerous professional and community organizations and has won several awards, including the District 17 Woman of the Year Award, the California Association of Black Lawyers President’s Award, the Association for Dispute Resolution of Northern California “Gil Lopez Award”, the League of Women Voters of San Francisco’s “Women Who Could Be President” award, the National Diversity Council’s “California’s Most Powerful and Influential Women” and the National Bar Association Presidential Award. Much of Yolanda's volunteer time is spent on mentoring and creating networking opportunities for others.

Shyaam Subramanian

Deputy Executive Director, the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF)
Deputy Executive Director, Justice & Diversity Center (JDC)

Shyaam Subramanian currently serves as Deputy Executive Director at The Bar Association of San Francisco. Shyaam is an experienced nonprofit attorney and as Senior Counsel at NGOsource at TechSoup, Shyaam focused on assisting U.S. grantmakers in evaluating whether non-U.S. NGOs were equivalent to U.S. public charities. Prior to this, Shyaam worked at the Bolder Advocacy program at Alliance for Justice, where he provided technical assistance and trainings to nonprofit organizations around the country in navigating the legal rules governing their advocacy for underserved communities. Shyaam received his B.A. degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. In his free time, Shyaam enjoys playing or watching basketball and tennis, and spending time with his family.