Karim Salgado

Commissioner Salgado is a Peruvian-American business owner who immigrated to the United States from Peru in 1979. She double majored and earned her degrees in Sociology and Criminal Justice from San Francisco State University in 2000, making her the first in her family to earn a college degree.

Before opening her own business, Commissioner Salgado worked for several San Francisco based companies including, Wells Fargo Corp., the Gap, in their Loss Prevention Departments and U.S. Customs (Homeland Security). In 2002, she opened her business on the UCSF campus. 

She has served on the SFMTA Citizen Advisory Committee (2020-Present), Daly City Partnership Board of Directors (2023-Present), Western Neighborhoods Project Board of Directors (2020 - 2022) and on the San Francisco State University Honoree Doctorate Committee (2023).

Commissioner Salgado established two endowed scholarships at San Francisco State University in the Business and Literature Departments in honor of her loved ones to help support students economically. She was appointed by Mayor London Breed to the Health Commission in 2024.