Anthony Khalil is the inaugural Senior Community Engagement Specialist with SFEI, helping to foster partnerships and supporting projects that address the needs of those who have been historically excluded and disproportionately affected by environmental inequity and the impacts of climate change.  

Over the past two decades, Khalil has worked at community-based organizations Literacy for Environmental Justice and Bayview Hunters Point Community Advocates alongside vital cross-sector stakeholders, supporting the transformation of southeast San Francisco and environmental justice communities throughout the estuary into more ecologically sustainable and equitable places.

Khalil has a dynamic and interdisciplinary background with extensive experience in environmental education, ecological restoration, and community-based participatory research.  He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice from San Francisco State University.  He currently serves as an Environmental Justice Advisor to the Bay Conservation and Development Commission.  Khalil is an avid outdoorsman, angler and sports enthusiast, helping his family connect with nature locally and globally.