Kathleen Brown
Kathleen Brown | |
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| 29th Treasurer of California | |
| In office January 7, 1991 – January 2, 1995 | |
| Governor | Pete Wilson |
| Preceded by | Thomas Hayes |
| Succeeded by | Matt Fong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kathleen Lynn Brown September 25, 1945 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | George Rice (divorced) Van Gordon Sauter |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Pat Brown (father) Bernice Layne Brown (mother) Jerry Brown (brother) |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) Fordham University (JD) |
Kathleen Lynn Brown (born September 25, 1945) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 29th Treasurer of California from 1991 to 1995.
Early life and education[]
Brown was born in San Francisco, the youngest of four children of former California Governor Pat Brown (1959–1967). She is the youngest sister of twice-California Governor Jerry Brown (1975–1983, 2011–2019). Brown is a graduate of Stanford University and Fordham University School of Law.[1]
Career[]
Brown was elected to the Los Angeles City Board of Education in 1975, then re-elected in 1979.[1] She was a member of the Los Angeles Board of Public Works from 1987 to 1989. She was elected California State Treasurer in 1990.
Brown campaigned for governor of California (the third Brown family member after her father and brother), but was defeated by incumbent Republican Governor Pete Wilson (he also defeated Jerry Brown for one of California's U.S. Senate seats in 1982) in the 1994 gubernatorial election.
Brown is a partner in law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips.[2]
Prior to joining Manatt, she was head of public finance for the Midwest region for Goldman Sachs, after taking positions as president of private banking for Bank of America 1995–2000, and as head of public sector and infrastructure investment for Goldman Sachs from 2001 to 2010.[3] Staying in California for public sector banking would have likely posed a potential conflict of interest.[4]
Brown is a member of the board of directors for Sempra Energy, owners of Southern California Gas Company responsible for the Aliso Canyon gas leak.[5]
Personal life[]
She had three children with her first husband, George Rice, then divorced him. Then, she married Van Gordon Sauter, at one time President of CBS News, and they have five grown children.[1] Her dog, named Sutter, was given to Jerry Brown, and became California's First Dog in 2011.[6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Biography of Kathleen Brown". California Voter Foundation. 1994. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
- ^ "Comings & Goings: Kathleen Brown Returns to Law". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Kathleen Brown leaves California for Goldman's Chicago office". Crain's Chicago Business.
- ^ "PolitiCal". Los Angeles Times. December 15, 2010.
- ^ "Board of Directors - Sempra". www.sempra.com. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "L.A. Unleashed". Los Angeles Times. February 16, 2011.
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