THE
HONORABLE
SHENG
THAO
•
MAYOR
OF
OAKLAND
CITY
HALL
•
1 FRANK
H.
OGAWA
PLAZA
•
OAKLAND,
CALIFORNIA
94612
•
(510)
238-3141
•
[email protected]
Letter of Appointment
June20,2023
DearPresidentBasandmembersoftheCityCouncil:
PursuanttoCityCharterSection601,theMayorhasappointedthefollowingpersonasamemberofthefollowingboardorcommission,subjecttoCityCouncilconfirmation:
BudgetAdvisoryCommission
ArmandBryan,toserveathree-yeartermastheDistrict7representativeontheBudgetAdvisoryCommissionbeginningOctober1,2020andendingSeptember30,2023,fillingtheseatvacatedbyMarchonTatmon.
Thankyouforyourassistanceinthismatter.
Sincerely,
MayorShengThao
Submit Date: Apr 25, 2023
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Completed a Bachelor's of Science in General Management with honors at DePaul University in 2020. An Oakland native, I returned home after graduating to find my 'work.' Inherent to my character has always been commitment to service and a devotion to examining who we ought to be as people. Thus I have volunteered with a number of civic organizations including: the Coalition for Concerned Medical Professionals, the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center, and We Lead Ours. Economics is central to my day job as an insurance broker at Marsh, the leading commercial lines brokerage in the world. Our roles entail analyzing trends in the insurance market to provide the most comprehensive, cost-effective coverage for our business partners. As with any financial institution, ripples in our global economy translate to ripples in the risk solutions we can present to our clients. For example US government sanctions targeting participants in the Russo-Ukrainian war have drastic implications on clients with exposure in eastern Europe. Clients with business need are sometimes forced entirely to proceed without coverage in these areas. In an entirely different realm, the collapse of FTX has had major ramifications for our cryptocurrency partners who are now being typed as adverse selection risks by smaller insurance markets. Volunteering over the last 2 years has revealed plenty about where my passions lie. My fascination is with governance, and more specifically, how we can lean on economic solutions through fiscal policy to improve the lives of those in need in Oakland. Much of my free time is spent researching fiscal policy solutions that have been deployed in communities around the world. So I'm very excited to collaborate with fellow Oaklanders to lift the economic tides in our city, install accountability measures to ensure we do not deviate from our stated goals, all while fostering transparency between voters and our elected officials.
Armand RS Bryan
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EDUCATION
DePaul University, Chicago, IL - B.S. in Business Management with Honors Graduation Date – June 13, 2020 Driehaus College of Business, Cum Laude Cumulative GPA: 3.65
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Experienced professional with a background in broad-scale project management and strategic planning. Adds value in the short and long term through communication, collaboration, and active listening. Vigilant problem solver keen on supporting teammates in pursuit of overall goal satisfaction.
SKILLS
• Project management
• Strategic and critical thinker
• Problem solving
• Proficient in Excel & financial analysis
• CRM Interface Management (Salesforce)
• Highly communicative
• Active Listener
• Organized and detail-oriented
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MARSH, San Francisco, CA
Associate Account Executive, Assistant Vice President 2022 - Present • Provided year-round risk solutions to cryptocurrency/fintech firms; amidst hard market and crypto skepticism. • Generated quarterly budget report used by regional and zonal leadership to approve new hires, assign accounts.
TRAC (T alent Recruitment Accelerated Careers) Associate 2020 – 2022 Private Equity , Mergers & Acquisitions - Insurance Analyst • Managed relationships, invoicing, and internal review of Due Diligence deals in London, Brazil, Bermuda, etc. • Oversaw renewals for portfolio company insurance programs. • Enabled resource allocation; delivered monthly revenue reports to the regional finance team.
Lucid Motors - Risk Management Consultant
• Summarized corporate insurance program into a format later presented to Lucid executive leadership. • Developed intuitive procedures to seamlessly bond corporate risk outlook with business proceedings.
Digital Products - Project Manager
• 250+ clients onboarded to digital platform deployed to foster global client retention. • Onboarded client insurance programs in defensive situations – $100,000+ in retained at-risk revenue. • Provided insights derived from client feedback to global strategic deployment team.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
• Co-Chair — W est Zone Chapter , Marsh African Heritage Colleague Resource Group July 2021 - Present • Board Director , W e Lead Ours August 2021 - Present Oakland, CA 94608 ◼︎ Mobile: 510. ◼︎ @gmail.com
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. _______________ C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY MAYOR SHENG THAO
RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE MAYOR’S APPOINTMENT OF
ARMAND BRYAN TO THE BUDGET ADVISORY COMMISSION
WHEREAS, Section 601 of the City Charter provides that members of City boards and commissions shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to confirmation by the affirmative vote of five members of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 13337 C.M.S., adopted November 3, 2015, creates the Budget Advisory Commission to advise the Mayor and City Council on topics deemed important to the fiscal health of the City, encourage public participation and input into fiscal decision making, and improve the transparency and accountability of City fiscal information and decision making; and WHEREAS, the Budget Advisory Commission shall be composed of 15 members appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council in accordance with Section 601 of the City Charter; and
WHEREAS, three members are selected by the Mayor, two members are recommended by the Chairperson of the Finance and Management Committee, one member is recommended by each Councilmember, one member is recommended by the City Auditor, and one member is recommended by the Chairperson of the Community Economic and Workforce Development Committee; and
WHEREAS, Councilmember Treva Reid has recommended the appointment of Armand Bryan to the Budget Advisory Commission as the District 7 representative; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby confirms the Mayor’s appointment of the following individual to the Budget Advisory Commission as set forth below:
Armand Bryan, to serve a three-year term as the District 7 representative on the Budget Advisory Commission beginning October 1, 2020 and ending September 30, 2023, filling the seat vacated by Marchon Tatmon.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO,
JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID, AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California