Congressman Brad Sherman

Representing the 32nd District of California

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Congressman Brad Sherman


Public Sector 1991 - Present

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1997 - Present
 

Financial Services Committee, 1997 - Present

  • Chair, Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets
  • Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance
  • Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions

 

Foreign Affairs Committee, 1997 - Present

  • Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation (Chairman during the 116th Congress) 
  • Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and Global Counterterrorism 
  • Subcommittee on International Development, International Organizations, and Global Corporate Social Impact

 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (1998 - 1999; 2003 - 2007; 2019 - Present)

  •  Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics 

 

  • Co-Chair, CPA and Accountants Caucus, 2013 - Present
  • Co-Chair, India Caucus 
  • Armenian Caucus 

Chairman, California State Board of Equalization, California's elected tax commission and America's second largest tax agency, 1991 - 1995


Private Sector 1975 - 1990

Instructor, Harvard Law School International Tax Program.  Participated as a staff member of a big-four CPA firm in the financial audits of large businesses and government entities; provided tax law counsel on major transactions; provided tax and investment advice to entrepreneurs and small businesses.  Helped represent the Government of Phillippines under President Aquino in a successful effort to seize assets of deposed President Marcos.  Member of the Board of California Common Cause, 1985-1989.


Education

Harvard Law School, J.D., Magna Cum Laude; UCLA, B.A., Summa Cum Laude


Licenses

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), California [Inactive].  Attorney, California State Bar. Certified by California State Bar as a Tax Law Specialist.