Alice Reynolds

Alice Reynolds is president of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and CPUC commissioner. Prior to her appointment, she served for three years as Governor Newsom’s senior advisor for energy. She also served in the administration of Governor Brown, most recently as senior advisor for climate, the environment, and energy; and previously as chief counsel and deputy secretary for law enforcement at the California Environmental Protection Agency. During her time at CalEPA, she led the creation of the agency’s environmental justice task force and refinery safety task force. She began her public service career as a deputy attorney general in the California Attorney General’s Office, where she litigated cases involving protection of public trust lands, coastal resources, and public access, and other environmental issues. Prior to entering public service, she was a lawyer in private practice in San Francisco. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and a JD from Santa Clara University School of Law.