Speaker's Biography:
Cynthia Bryant
Deputy Chief of Staff and Director, Governor's Office of Planning and Research
Cynthia Bryant is Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Research. She advises the governor on the state budget, redistricting, political reform and gambling. As Director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR), she oversees the State Clearinghouse; the OPR Legislative and Policy and Research units, and the Office of the Small Business Advocate; and the Advisor for Military Affairs (AMA). OPR is responsible for developing state land-use policies, coordinating planning of state agencies, and assisting and monitoring local and regional planning. Prior to joining the administration, Bryant was policy director for the Senate Republican Caucus. She advised Republican senators on pending legislation and was Republican consultant for the Senate Elections and Reapportionment Committee. Prior to joining the Senate, she was legal counsel to the Assembly Republican Caucus and was legal counsel to the Assembly Rules Committee when Republicans held the Assembly majority in 1996. Bryant received a J.D. from University of California Hastings College of the Law and a bachelor's degree from Lewis and Clark College.
Panel:
The Clean-Tech Revolution: The Next Gold Rush?
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