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Congressman Brad Sherman
Public Sector 1991 - 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.