Luis Quiñonez

Luis Quiñonez is president of the California Foundation for Commerce and Education. His knowledge of how regulations and laws at the local, state, and federal levels affect individuals and businesses comes from more than 20 years of experience in public policy, public affairs, government relations, and research in both the public and private sectors. He has expertise in policy areas ranging from economic development, budget and taxes, housing, transportation, insurance, climate change, and renewable energy, to education, health care, international relations, immigration, and veterans affairs. Most recently, he served as chief of staff to California State Senator Anna M. Caballero. His previous public sector experience includes stints as chief of staff to former Assemblywomen Autumn Burke and Susan Bonilla. Furthermore, he was a senior aide to longtime US Representative Barbara Lee. In the private sector, he was vice president and West Coast director for Res Publica Group, a global public affairs firm. Before that, he was manager of North America state and local government relations for eBay. He also led US state government relations for Zenefits, a software-as-a-service platform. He joined the PPIC Economic Policy Center Advisory Council and PPIC Higher Education Center Advisory Council in 2026. He holds a BA in political science and an MPA in public administration from the University of San Francisco.