Stephen Engblom, Vice President
Commissioner Stephen Engblom was appointed to the Port Commission by Mayor London Breed in July 2024.
Engblom is a registered architect and urban planner, with extensive urban design experience as an executive and faculty member at UC Berkeley. For over two decades, he has collaborated on urban design and architectural projects in the San Francisco Bay Area, nationally, and globally. He is dedicated to community engagement and has mentored numerous urban development professionals.
With deep technical expertise in the urban design and planning realms, a global network, and years of leadership experience, Engblom has delivered equitable, environmentally sustainable, and economically viable strategies and master plans for both public and private sector clients. As Senior Managing Director at CBRE, he pioneered the consultancy’s first public sector practice. At AECOM, as Executive Vice President, he led the development of AECOM Cities, a comprehensive approach integrating planning, design, and implementation of urban infrastructure projects worldwide. Currently, he runs his own consultancy focused on Housing, and he teaches Resilience and Equity in Real Estate Development and Design at UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design.
Commissioner Engblom's term expires May 2028.
Willie Adams, Commissioner
Commissioner Willie Adams was appointed to the Port Commission by Mayor Edwin M. Lee in July 2012. Adams previously served as the Commission's vice president (2014, 2015, 2018-2021, and 2023) and president (2016, 2017, and 2022). Adams previously served on the San Francisco Film Commission.
Adams was named the President of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) in 2018. Adams's long history with ILWU started in Tacoma, Washington in 1978, where he worked on the docks as a longshoreman for 24 years. In 1998, he was elected by co-workers to serve on their local union Executive Board and chosen in 2000 to serve on the union’s International Executive Board. Adams was also elected to serve as one of three Trustees who oversee the ILWU’s finances. Adams has represented the ILWU during visits with workers in South Africa, Australia, Spain, Cuba, Vietnam and China.
Adams also serves on the Board of TransAfrica, where he works closely with Board Chairman Danny Glover and Board member Harry Belafonte. He is a passionate cultural advocate. He produced “Celebrations of Black History and Labor” programs in Tacoma, which featured cultural and political figures including Danny Glover, Paul Robeson, Jr., Yolanda King (Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter), hip-hop icon Chuck D, and Betty Shabazz (daughter of Malcolm X). He is also executive producer of several documentary films, including one exploring the life of African American writer Langston Hughes, “Hughes’ Dream Harlem,” and “The Black Composers,” which tells the story of African American film score composers. Adams is currently involved with a full-length dramatic film exploring the life of labor leader Harry Bridges. Adams has resided in San Francisco since 2003.
Commissioner Adams's term expires in May 2030.
Rich Lee, Commissioner
Commissioner Rich Lee was appointed to the San Francisco Port Commission by Mayor Daniel Lurie in July 2026.
Lee is an entrepreneur and hospitality leader with nearly a decade of experience building independent food and beverage businesses in San Francisco. In 2017, he co-founded SPRO Coffee Lab with his wife Liza Otanes from a single coffee trailer with no outside investment, growing it into a specialty coffee brand with multiple locations across the city known for its culinary approach to coffee. He is also the co-founder and CEO of The Wild Fox, a Japanese inspired café in the Financial District, and is currently launching Anqa Coffee Roasters, a new venture bringing specialty coffee roasting back to San Francisco. Every business Lee has built is rooted in San Francisco by design, a commitment to creating local jobs and keeping investment in the city's neighborhoods.
Beyond his ventures, Lee serves as a Certified Sensory Judge for the US Barista Championship with the Specialty Coffee Association and is currently pursuing certification to judge at the world championship level.
For Lee, San Francisco is not just where he built his businesses; it is the city that made his story possible. He believes that kind of debt is repaid through work, and he approaches every venture, and now public service, with the conviction that the people of this city deserve better: better coffee, better businesses, and a waterfront that works for everyone. As a commissioner, he hopes to help the next generation of small business owners find their footing in San Francisco the way he found his, and to prove worthy of the city that gave him his start. He is a small business owner and a father raising his family here, committed to San Francisco's inclusive and welcoming culture.
Commissioner Lee's term expires May 2030.
Ken McNeely, Commissioner
Commissioner Ken McNeely was appointed to the San Francisco Port Commission by Mayor Daniel Lurie in June 2025.
Ken McNeely has more than two decades of experience at the highest levels of corporate strategy, government affairs, and operations across the telecom, health care, and media sectors. He most recently was President of the Western Region for AT&T. Before that he held various roles for AT&T, including President for California, VP of law and government affairs, and senior attorney. Before joining AT&T, McNeely was an attorney with Moore & Van Allen LLP in Charlotte, NC.
In addition to his executive background, McNeely brings board of director experience from several organizations, including San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco Symphony, California Chamber of Commerce, and Bay Area Council & Silicon Valley Leadership Group. He holds a law degree from Howard University and a BA from the University of North Carolina.
Commissioner McNeely’s term expires in May 2029.