Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis Lieutenant Governor of California

Ann O’Leary Chief of Staff to California Gov. Gavin Newsom

Mary Nichols Chair of the California Air Resources Board; former California Natural Resources secretary; former Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation

• Chairwoman, California Air Resources Board (Jan 1 '19→Dec 1 '20)

Kate Gordon Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy

• Director, Governor Newsom's Office of Planning and Research (Jan 1 '19→Jul 1 '21)

Yashar Ali Journalist, social-media personality, and former political operative

• Advisor (past)

Kris Perry CA Senior Advisor on Implementation of Early Childhood Initiatives

• Senior Advisor Early Childhood Implementation (Jan '19→?)*

Nadine Burke Harris Surgeon General of California, Promoter of ACEs

• Appointed First CA Surgeon General ('19→?)*

Ana Matosantos Cabinet Secretary for CA Gov. Gavin Newsom

• Cabinet Secretary (?→'19)

Kevin Schmidt California Strategies

• Policy Director

Jason Kinney Principal, Axiom Advisors; Former Partner, California Strategies

• Campaign Strategist (past)

Leadership & Staff