Caryn Mandelbaum

Caryn joined the CPUC in 2020 as an attorney in the Legal Division representing the Public Advocates Office in water and energy efficiency proceedings. Prior to joining the Commission, she directed the Water Program at the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation supporting organizations dedicated to implementing 21st Century water management policies that green infrastructure, advance the human right to water, and sustain source waters. She served on numerous municipal advisory boards as well as the US Environmental Protection Agency’s National Drinking Water Advisory Council where she contributed to the revised Lead & Copper Rule of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Her leadership was recognized by local and federal agencies for breakthroughs in innovative urban water use. Caryn holds degrees from UC Berkeley and UCLA in Law and Urban Planning. She grew up in Southern California as part of an effusive South American community.

Email: Caryn.Mandelbaum@cpuc.ca.gov