The University of California (UC) is a public land-grant research university system in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Oakland,the system is composed of its ten campuses at Berkeley,Davis,Irvine,Los Angeles,Merced,Riverside,San Diego,San Francisco,Santa Barbara,and Santa Cruz,along with numerous research centers and academic centers abroad. The system is the state's land-grant university.
The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a private art school in Santa Clarita,California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for students of both the visual and performing arts. It offers Bachelor of Fine Arts,Master of Fine Arts,Master of Arts,and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees through its six schools:Art,Critical Studies,Dance,Film/Video,Music,and Theater.
Fiona Ma is an American politician and accountant. She has been serving as the California state treasurer since January 7,2019. She previously was a member of the California Board of Equalization (2015–2019),the California State Assembly (2006–2012),and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (2002–2006).
Kathleen Lynn Brown is an American attorney and politician who served as the 29th treasurer of California from 1991 to 1995. Brown unsuccessfully ran for governor of California in the 1994 election.
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is an agency in the California executive branch that "manages pension and health benefits for more than 1.5 million California public employees,retirees,and their families". In fiscal year 2020–21,CalPERS paid over $27.4 billion in retirement benefits,and over $9.74 billion in health benefits.
The UCLA School of Education and Information Studies is one of the academic and professional schools at the University of California,Los Angeles. Located in Los Angeles,California,the school combines two departments. Established in 1881,the school is the oldest unit at UCLA,having been founded as a normal school prior to the establishment of the university. It was incorporated into the University of California in 1919.
The UCLA School of Theater,Film and Television,is one of the 12 schools within the University of California,Los Angeles (UCLA) located in Los Angeles,California. Its creation was groundbreaking in that it was the first time a leading university had combined the study of theater,filmmaking and television production into a single administration.
The state treasurer of California is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of California. Thirty-five individuals have held the office of state treasurer since statehood. The incumbent is Fiona Ma,a Democrat. The state treasurer's main office is located in the Jesse M. Unruh State Office Building in Sacramento.
The John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management is the graduate business school at the University of California,Los Angeles. The school offers MBA,Post Graduate Program for Executives (PGPX),Financial Engineering,Business Analytics,and PhD degrees. It was named after American billionaire John E. Anderson in 1987,after he donated $15 million to the School of Management.
Wendy Jane Greuel is an American politician. She served as Los Angeles City Controller from 2009 to 2013. Greuel was the second woman elected to citywide office in Los Angeles,after her predecessor Laura Chick.
Jeffrey "Jeff" O.Henley is an American businessman and the vice chairman of Oracle Corporation,having previously been chairman.
The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) administers and collects state personal income tax and corporate franchise and income tax of California. It is part of the California Government Operations Agency.
The Victim Compensation Board (CalVCB) is a state agency of the U.S. state of California that oversees the provision of compensation to victims of violent crime and the collection of restitution from criminal offenders. CalVCB is part of the California Government Operations Agency (CalGovOps). The board consists of three members:the Secretary of CalGovOps,who serves as the chair;the California State Controller;and a member appointed by the Governor,currently vacant.
Betty T. Yee is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as California State Controller from 2015 to 2023. She previously served as a member of the California Board of Equalization from 2004 to 2015. She won the open seat for Controller in the 2014 election,with 54% of the vote. Yee won reelection in 2018,defeating Republican Konstantinos Roditis in a landslide,and she served as Controller until January 2,2023.
Julia Suryapranata Gouw is former president,chief operating officer and a member of the board of directors of East West Bancorp,Inc. and East West Bank. She originally joined East West Bank in 1989 as controller and became executive vice president and chief financial officer from 1994 to 2008.
The Government of Los Angeles County is defined and authorized under the California Constitution,California law,and the Charter of the County of Los Angeles. Much of the Government of California is in practice the responsibility of county governments,such as the Government of Los Angeles County. The County government provides countywide services such as elections and voter registration,law enforcement,jails,vital records,property records,tax collection,public health,health care,and social services. In addition the County serves as the local government for all unincorporated areas.
J. Shawn Landres is a social entrepreneur and independent scholar,and local civic leader,known for applied research related to charitable giving and faith-based social innovation and community development,as well as for innovation in government and civic engagement.
The 2018 California State Controller election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the California State Controller. Incumbent Democratic Controller Betty Yee won re-election to a second term.
Kathleen Traynor DeRose is an American fintech expert and a finance professor. Her areas of special interest and expertise are asset and wealth management,financial technology and quantitative finance,and China's political economy and technology development.
