JASON TERAMOTO
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Public Trust — Managing Partner 2012 – 2022 / 2023 - 2025 Founding partner of a public-sector and policy consultancy suppor 5ng municipal, county, state, and federal clients. Oversee organiza5onal opera5ons, provide execu5ve advisory services, and lead complex policy, communica5on, and programma5c engagements.
• Direct strategic planning, opera 5onal workflows, financial management, and business development for a mul5-jurisdic5onal consultancy.
• Advised public-sector clients on policy ini 5a5ves, regulatory issues, program implementa5on, public communica5ons, and change management. • Lead cross-func5onal teams and contractors, ensuring 5mely delivery of research, analysis, communica5on products, and interagency materials.
• Developed execu5ve briefings, public disclosures, internal memos, and stakeholder-facing communica5ons used in high-visibility government and nonprofit seGngs. • Managed organiza5onal budge5ng, compliance, logis 5cs, resource alloca5on, and project priori5za5on across mul5ple concurrent engagements.
SupplyBank.org — Director of Regulatory Affairs 2022 – 2023 Directed statewide regulatory, CEQA, permi Gng, and en 5tlement processes for the Oakport Project, a high-impact ini5a 5ve suppor5ng safety-net programs serving 6 million+ Californians.
Nego5ated state appropria 5ons to 58 coun 5es community ac5on agencies targe 5ng low- income families.
• Led mul5-agency coordina 5on with the City of Oakland, Alameda County, BCDC, and the State Water Resources Control Board, ensuring 5mely approvals, environmental compliance, and regulatory alignment.
• Oversaw CEQA review, en 5tlement strategy, environmental documenta 5on, and nego5a5on of complex permiGng milestones.
• Supervised contractor teams, managed procurement, nego5ated scopes, and ensured delivery of all regulatory and project deliverables.
• Exercised full P&L ownership, strategic planning, opera 5onal oversight, and risk management for regulatory components.
• Collaborated with statewide partners, provided technical and policy guidance, and supported program advocacy across Northern and Southern California.
Congressional Campaign Manager 2008 – 2012
Executed mul 5-cycle congressional campaigns, leading opera 5ons, compliance, communica5ons, fundraising, and regional coali5on building.
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• Directed daily campaign opera 5ons including FEC/FPPC compliance, budge 5ng, fundraising, and labor rela5ons.
• Managed sta ff, interns, and volunteers; coordinated field opera5ons; and oversaw voter engagement and data-driven targe5ng.
• Built strategic partnerships with local, state, and federal cons 5tuencies, including labor, advocacy groups, civic organiza5ons, and elected officials. • Provided daily policy analysis, data interpreta5on, and message development aligned with district priori5es and pla[orm consistency.
• Served as primary liaison for third-party event coordina5on and public appearances.
U.S. House of Representa^ves — Congressional Aide / Deputy District Director 2003 – 2013
Supported district opera 5ons, policy coordina 5on, cons 5tuent engagement, and intergovernmental liaison func5ons for Ranking Chair of Ways and Means Commi\ee.
• Managed cons5tuent casework, agency coordina 5on, and issue resolu5on across federal, state, and local systems.
• Prepared policy memos, district reports, public no5ces, white papers, and brie fings for high-stakes legisla5ve and advocacy ini5a5ves.
• Represented the Member at public events, agency mee 5ngs, and community func5ons; built durable rela5onships with elected officials, labor groups, and civic organiza5ons. • Oversaw scheduling, district office opera 5ons, workflow management, and stakeholder communica5on with professionalism and discre5on.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
• Vice Chair, California Community Colleges Board of Governors • Founder, California Community College Statewide Student Senate • New Leaders Council, Alumni Fellow & Charter Commi\ee Member • Phi Alpha Delta - UC Berkeley Chapter, Theta Class 2006
EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley — B.A., Poli5cal Science/PEIS Las Positas College — A.A., Poli5cal Science
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