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San Mateo County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Rod Hsiao

Candidate for
Member, Board of Trustees; San Mateo County Board of Education; Trustee Area #4

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EXPERIENCED LEADER

  • Held executive management posts at nonprofit organizations.
  • 8 years of management consulting to global Fortune 100 businesses in financial management, strategy, marketing and organizational development.

DEDICATED TO EDUCATION
  • Current Trustee for the County Board of Education.
  • Former Commissioner on First 5 San Mateo County.
  • Managed instructional programs for immigrant adults and children.
  • Co-founded a nonprofit dedicated to public policy education.
  • Actively volunteered as academic tutor, youth group leader, school fundraiser.

STRONG COMMUNITY ADVOCATE
  • Five years as a legislative assistant in the US House of Representatives.
  • Executive Boardmember, California State Democratic Party
  • Provide leadership in community-based organizations including the Peninsula Partnership Leadership Council, Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network, Leadership San Mateo-Foster City, and governing board positions on nonprofits and charitable foundations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Consultant, Live365 Inc., Foster City, CA (2007-Present)

Chief Operating Officer, Natural Heritage Institute, San Francisco, CA (2005-2007)

Chief Operating Officer, CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, San Francisco, CA (2003-2004)

Senior Consultant, A.T. Kearney Management Consulting, Santa Clara, CA (2001-2003)

Consultant, SRI Consulting/AtomicTangerine, Menlo Park, CA (1996-2001)

Sr. Legislative Assistant for Congressman Robert T. Matsui (D-CA), Washington, DC (1991-92, 1994-95)

Legislative Assistant for Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA), Washington, DC (1990-1991)

Legislative Aide for Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Washington, DC (1988-1990)

Interim Executive Director, Asian Community Services, New Haven, CT (Summer 1988)

Research Associate, Department of Economics, Yale University, New Haven, CT (1987-1988)

EDUCATION

MPP, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA (1992-1994)

BA in Economics, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH (1982-1987)

For more biographical information please see: www.VoteRod.org

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