Mike Doherty is the founder of Bernal Connect and Vice President of the SF Council of District Merchants. He is a San Francisco-based community and small business advocate focused on strengthening neighborhood commercial corridors, supporting independent merchants, and building local economic resilience.
Mike’s work bridges entrepreneurship, community engagement, and merchant advocacy. Through Bernal Connect, he helps make business networking and local growth more accessible, and through his leadership with the SF Council of District Merchants, he champions the needs of small businesses that are essential to the city’s neighborhoods.
