Dick Ackerman
Matsui Center Advisory Committee: 2012
Senator Dick Ackerman is a longtime Southern California resident. Born in Long Beach, he is a graduate of Bellflower High School. In 1964, Ackerman earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley, and...Read more about Dick Ackerman
John Chiang
Matsui Center Advisory Committee: 2014
John Chiang served as the 33rd California State Treasurer from 2014-2019. Before this, he served as California State Controller from 2007-2015. Chiang was first elected to the Board of Equalization in 1998 where he served two terms,...Read more about John Chiang
Elizabeth Jarvis-Shean
Matsui Center Advisory Committee: 2019
Elizabeth Jarvis-Shean is Vice President of Communications at DoorDash. Prior to that, she oversaw Airbnb's global public affairs and corporate communications teams. Elizabeth has managed strategic communications at pioneering companies...Read more about Elizabeth Jarvis-Shean
Goodwin Liu
Matsui Center Advisory Committee: 2014
Justice Goodwin Liu is an Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court. He was confirmed to office by a unanimous vote of the California Commission on Judicial Appointments on August 31, 2011, following his appointment by Governor...Read more about Goodwin Liu
Brian Matsui
Matsui Center Advisory Committee: 2014
Brian Matsui is a partner in Morrison & Foerster’s Appellate and Supreme Court Practice Group. He represents clients from a diverse set of industries in appellate litigation in both federal and state appellate courts in appeals involving the...Read more about Brian Matsui
Norman Ornstein
Matsui Center Advisory Committee: 2014
Norman Ornstein is a long-time observer of Congress and politics. He is a contributing editor and columnist for National Journal and The Atlantic and is an election eve analyst for BBC News. He served as codirector of the AEI-...Read more about Norman Ornstein
Jeff Raimundo
Matsui Center Advisory Committee: 2014
For the past 20 years, Jeff Raimundo has developed and supervised every aspect of political and public affairs campaigns, from public opinion polling to news media relations to campaign execution – with a special emphasis on message development and...Read more about Jeff Raimundo
Molly Raiser
Matsui Center Advisory Committee: 2018
Molly Raiser served as United States Chief of Protocol during the first Clinton administration, representing the President to foreign heads of state as well as ambassadors to this country, and coordinated all Presidential trips overseas. She...Read more about Molly Raiser
Clint Reilly
Matsui Center Advisory Committee: 2014
Clint Reilly was a former seminary student drawn to underdog political causes when he founded Clinton Reilly Campaigns in the 1970s and helped pioneer a new profession of campaign and political consulting in California.
At Clinton Reilly...Read more about Clint Reilly
Paul Rosenthal
Matsui Center Advisory Committee: 2018
Mr. Rosenthal is a partner in Kelley Drye's Washington, D.C. office and co-chair of the Government Relations and Public Policy practice group. He has more than 35 years of experience in international trade and government relations...Read more about Paul Rosenthal
Michael Shenkman
Matsui Center Advisory Committee: 2014
Michael L. Shenkman is the Deputy Counselor to the Chief Justice, and Administrative Director of the Supreme Court Fellows Program. He returned to the Counselor’s Office in August 2015, having served there as a Supreme Court...Read more about Michael Shenkman
Paul Sweet
Matsui Center Advisory Committee: 2014
Paul has three decades of Washington experience and active involvement in advocacy and public affairs work on behalf of state and local governments, universities, and private industry.
He most recently worked for Mercury Public Affairs and...Read more about Paul Sweet
Tina Thomas
Matsui Center Advisory Committee: 2014
During the past 30 years, Tina has earned recognition as one of the state’s leading environmental and land use attorneys. Prior to forming the Thomas Law Group, Tina was a founding partner of Remy, Thomas, Moose & Manley, LLP,...Read more about Tina Thomas
Christine Trost
Christine Trost is Executive Director of IGS and Director of the Robert T. Matsui Center for Politics and Public Service, a component of IGS that seeks to interest undergraduates in public service through internship programs, public events, and the presence of distinguished visitors on...Read more about Christine Trost