Resume

Congressman Brad Sherman

Public Sector 1991 - Present

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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

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 Philippines 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.