Board of Directors
![Portrait of Chet Hewitt](https://www.ppic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/staff-photo-chet-hewitt-2.jpg)
Chet Hewitt, Chair
President and CEO
Sierra Health Foundation
![Portrait of Ophelia Basgal](https://www.ppic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/staff-photo-ophelia-basgal.jpg)
Ophelia Basgal
Affiliate
Terner Center for Housing Innovation, University of California, Berkeley
![Portrait of Louise Henry Bryson](https://www.ppic.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/staffphoto-lbryson.jpg)
Louise Henry Bryson
Chair Emerita, Board of Trustees
J. Paul Getty Trust
![Portrait of Tani Cantil-Sakauye](https://www.ppic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/staff-photo-tani-cantil-sakauye-2.jpg)
Tani Cantil-Sakauye
President and CEO
Public Policy Institute of California
(Chief Justice of CA, retired)
![Portrait of Sandra Celedon](https://www.ppic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/photo-sandra-celedon.jpg)
Sandra Celedon
President and CEO
Fresno Building Healthy Communities
![Portrait of John Chiang](https://www.ppic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/staff-photo-john-chiang.jpg)
John Chiang
Board Member
Apollo Medical Holdings
(Former California State Controller and Treasurer)
![Portrait of A. Marisa Chun](https://www.ppic.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/staffphoto-amchun.jpg)
A. Marisa Chun
Judge
Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco
![Portrait of Steven A. Merksamer](https://www.ppic.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/staffphoto-smerksamer.jpg)
Steven A. Merksamer
Of Counsel
Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & Leoni LLP
![Portrait of Steven J. Olson](https://www.ppic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/staff-photo-steven-olson.jpg)
Steven J. Olson
Partner
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
![Portrait of Leon E. Panetta](https://www.ppic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/photo-leon-e-panetta.jpg)
Leon E. Panetta
Chairman
The Panetta Institute for Public Policy
![Portrait of Gerald L. Parsky](https://www.ppic.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/staffphoto-gparsky.jpg)
Gerald L. Parsky
Chairman
Aurora Capital Group
![Portrait of Kim Polese](https://www.ppic.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/staffphoto-kpolese.jpg)
Kim Polese
Chairman
CrowdSmart
![Portrait of Dave Puglia](https://www.ppic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/photo-dave-puglia.jpg)
Dave Puglia
President and CEO
Western Growers
![Portrait of Cassandra Walker Pye](https://www.ppic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/staff-photo-cassandra-pye.jpg)
Cassandra Walker Pye
President
Lucas Public Affairs
![Portrait of Helen Iris Torres](https://www.ppic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/staff-photo-helen-iris-torres.jpg)
Helen Iris Torres
CEO
Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE)
![Portrait of Gaddi H. Vasquez](https://www.ppic.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/staffphoto-gvasquez.jpg)
Gaddi H. Vasquez
Retired Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
Edison International, Southern California Edison
Directors Emeriti & Corporate Officers
Directors Emeriti
Mark Baldassare
Ruben Barrales
María Blanco
William K. Coblentz *
David A. Coulter
Edward K. Hamilton
Gary K. Hart
Walter B. Hewlett
Roger W. Heyns *
Phil Isenberg
Donna Lucas
David W. Lyon *
Cheryl White Mason *
Mas Masumoto
Arjay Miller *
Ki Suh Park
Alan Post *
Constance L. Rice
Thomas C. Sutton
Cynthia A. Telles *
Raymond L. Watson *
Carol Whiteside
Harold M. Williams *
Corporate Officers
Tani Cantil-Sakauye
Deborah Gonzalez
Martin Hoshino