Christine Harada, Commissioner

Christine Harada was appointed to California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) by Governor Gavin Newsom on Feb. 18, 2026, effective March 9, 2026. 

Commissioner Harada had previously served as Undersecretary of the California Government Operations Agency since 2025. She was Senior Advisor at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget from 2023 to 2025. She was the Executive Director at the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council from 2021 to 2023, and she was the President of i(X) Investments from 2018 to 2020. 

Commissioner Harada was the Federal Chief Sustainability Officer for The White House Council on Environmental Quality from 2015 to 2017. She held multiple positions at the U.S. General Services Administration from 2014 to 2015, including Acting Chief of Staff, Associate Administrator for Government-Wide Policy, and Chief Acquisition Officer.

Commissioner Harada is from of La Crescenta-Montrose, and she earned a Master of Business Administration degree and a Master of the Arts degree in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Science degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.