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Board of Directors

Portrait of Ophelia  Basgal

Ophelia Basgal

Chair, PPIC Board of Directors
Affiliate, Terner Center for Housing Innovation, University of California, Berkeley

Portrait of Rusty Areias

Rusty Areias

Partner
California Strategies

Portrait of Tani Cantil-Sakauye

Tani Cantil-Sakauye

President and CEO
Public Policy Institute of California
(Chief Justice of CA, retired)

Portrait of John Chiang

John Chiang

Board Member
Astrana Health
(Former California State Controller and Treasurer)

Portrait of Caroline Choi

Caroline Choi

Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Public Policy
Edison International and Southern California Edison

Portrait of Carolyn Coleman

Carolyn Coleman

Executive Director and CEO
League of California Cities

Portrait of Chet  Hewitt

Chet Hewitt

President and CEO
Sierra Health Foundation

Portrait of Jerrilyn Malana

Jerrilyn Malana

Chief Deputy District Attorney
San Diego County District Attorney’s Office

Portrait of Ana J. Matosantos

Ana J. Matosantos

Managing Director and Partner
Boston Consulting Group
(Former Cabinet Secretary, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom)

Portrait of Michael Méndez

Michael Méndez

Associate Professor and Chancellor's Fellow
University of California, Irvine

Portrait of Steven J. Olson

Steven J. Olson

Partner
O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Portrait of Leon E. Panetta

Leon E. Panetta

Chairman
The Panetta Institute for Public Policy

Portrait of Dave  Puglia

Dave Puglia

President and CEO
Western Growers

Portrait of Cassandra Walker Pye

Cassandra Walker Pye

President
Lucas Public Affairs

Portrait of Helen Iris Torres

Helen Iris Torres

CEO
Hispanas Organized for Political Equality

Portrait of David Traversi

David Traversi

CEO
Traversi & Company, LLC

Portrait of Gaddi H. Vasquez

Gaddi H. Vasquez

Retired Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
Edison International, Southern California Edison

Portrait of Ann M. Veneman

Ann M. Veneman

Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Former California Secretary of Agriculture

Directors Emeriti & Corporate Officers

Directors Emeriti

Mark Baldassare
Ruben Barrales
María Blanco
Louise Henry Bryson
William K. Coblentz *
David A. Coulter
A. Marisa Chun
Edward K. Hamilton
Gary K. Hart
Walter B. Hewlett
Roger W. Heyns *
Phil Isenberg
Donna Lucas
David W. Lyon *
Cheryl White Mason *
Mas Masumoto
Steven A. Merksamer
Arjay Miller *
Ki Suh Park
Gerald L. Parsky
Kim Polese
Alan Post *
Constance L. Rice
Thomas C. Sutton
Cynthia A. Telles *
Raymond L. Watson *
Carol Whiteside
Harold M. Williams *

*Founding board member

Corporate Officers

Tani Cantil-Sakauye
Beth Elder
Douglas Moore