ABOUT

Stevon Cook is a fourth generation San Franciscan and graduate of public schools. He attended Williams College in Massachusetts where he majored in American Studies and got involved in various entrepreneurial and social impact ventures. After graduating, he returned to San Francisco where he's worked in education, politics and business.

Stevon served as President of the San Francisco Board of Education. He was elected to the Board of Education in November 2016 with over 150,000 votes. For over four years, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Mission Bit, an education nonprofit focus on ending generational poverty through coding education. He previously wrote a newsletter and podcast called Cook on Monday Morning that highlighted human interests pieces, stories of accomplishments and self-improvement. He ended Cook on Monday Morning when he took a 14 month voyage in February 2021. He learned more about the global coffee trade from the grower’s perspective, picked up some Spanish, trained in combat sports and adopted a dog named Willow that he brought back with him to Oakland in April of 2022. Where he currently resides.

Currently, Stevon serves as the Interim Director of the Civil Rights Division for the City of San Francisco, which is a Department within the Human Rights Commission. He continues to support local government agencies, businesses and entrepreneurs through a consulting practice.

Outside of work Stevon practices Jiu Jitsu, plays an active role in faith and social impact organizations and hopes to relaunch a writing and video program at some point in the near future.