Steve Westly
| Steve Westly | |
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| Controller of California | |
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In office January 6, 2003 – January 8, 2007 |
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| Governor |
Gray Davis Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Preceded by | Kathleen Connell |
| Succeeded by | John Chiang |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 27, 1956 Arcadia, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
Steven Paul "Steve" Westly (born August 27, 1956) is an American venture capitalist and politician. He was the State Controller and Chief Financial Officer of California from 2003 to 2007 and was one of the top candidates in the Democratic primary for Governor of California in the 2006 election. He was defeated in the Democratic primary by California State Treasurer Phil Angelides, who later lost to Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in the November 2006 elections. During the 2008 Presidential Election, Westly served as California Campaign Co-chair for Obama for America and also as a member of Obama for America's National Finance Committee. Westly was briefly considered for a cabinet-level position in the Obama administration. Currently, Westly is a Managing Partner at The Westly Group, a clean technology venture capital firm he founded.
Westly has been rumored to run for Governor of California in 2018.
Westly was born in Arcadia, California. Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Westly received an A.B. in history from Stanford University in 1978, where he served as student body co-president. He received an M.B.A. in Public Management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1983.
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