Dede Wilsey has the capability to draw legitimacy to a capital campaign. In the Bay Area of San Francisco, she is known as the philanthropic superhero. For the past 30 years, she has been helping to raise funds for all sorts of noble causes and in this mission; she has managed to collect close to 450 million US dollars. Solely for her philanthropic projects, Dede Wilsey has established herself as one of greatest fundraisers in the history of San Francisco. UCSF is regarded as one of the top ranking hospitals in the nation and with her efforts; the hospital has been brought up to an entirely new level.
According to the CEO of UCSF Medical Centre, Mark Laret, Dede Wilsey was courted for the fundraising of their new hospital complex, because she has the unique ability to get this kind of job done. As the CEO says, Dede Wilsey has an incredible sense of civic stewardship that enables her to accomplish what other philanthropists can never achieve. She believes in the causes of the noble tasks she takes on. Her dynamic, hardworking and dedicated personality serves the basic purpose and leading the effort of a fundraiser.