Anthony Williams, Miyembro ng Lupon

Anthony Williams,
Miyembro ng Lupon.

Anthony C. Williams is Managing Partner with Ballard Partners. He also serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of the California High Speed Rail Authority, and previously was Governor Gavin Newsom’s first Legislative Affairs Secretary. His legislative experience includes serving two California Senate Leaders: John Burton and Darrell Steinberg for whom he was Policy Director and Special Counsel. He has also been a legislative advocate for the Judicial Council of California and a Senior Executive and Chief Lobbyist for the State Bar of California.

He served as the Director of Public Policy at Amazon since 2020, where he shaped the company’s policy strategies In 2007, Anthony co-founded the Wada Williams Law Group, LLP, a Sacramento based law and lobbying firm. Anthony has represented clients in regulatory, civil and criminal matters before federal and state courts and agencies. In 2014, he was appointed by Governor Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown to serve on the California Fish and Game Commission. He is also founder and president of the Stand Strong Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to developing excellence in youth from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Natanggap ni Anthony ang kanyang Bachelor of Arts degree sa Political Science mula sa UC Davis, isang degree na Master of Public Policy mula sa Harvard University na John F. Kennedy School of Government, at isang Juris Doctorate degree mula sa McGeorge School of Law na may pagkakaiba. Siya ay isang masugid na mambabasa at mataas na kapansanan na manlalaro ng golp na, higit sa lahat, nasisiyahan sa paggugol ng oras kasama ang kanyang asawa at tatlong anak na may edad na sa pag-aaral.

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