Sean Walsh:  

Life Sean Walsh serves as the director of the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR). As OPR director, Mr. Walsh oversees the State Clearinghouse and the OPR Legislative and Policy and Research units and the Office of the Small Business Advocate. He also is responsible for the Military Affairs Advisor and the oversees state activities with all military Commands in California. Mr. Walsh also serves on several state boards and commissions. He is a member of the Commission on State Mandates, which determines reimbursements and adjudicates claims regarding state-mandated programs for local entities. He is also a nonvoting member of the Housing Finance Agency Board (CalHFA), which works to create affordable rental housing and assist first-time homebuyers in achieving the dream of homeownership. In addition, Mr. Walsh sits on the Governor’s Prevention Advisory Council (GPAC) which coordinates the State’s strategic efforts to reduce the incidence and prevalence of inappropriate alcohol, tobacco and other drug (ATOD) use by youth and adults, and the Environmental Justice Inter-Agency Working Group and serves as Chair of the Governor’s Interagency Council on Chronic Homelessness. Prior to his appointment as OPR director, Mr. Walsh served as President of Walsh and Walsh, a consulting firm specializing in media relations, government affairs, corporate communications and pri...Expand for more