Former Speaker of California Assembly, former Majority Leader of the California State Senate. global environmental entrepreneur, Guardian Magazine's "50 People Who Could Save the Planet”, winner of the World Bank Award for Lighting Africa, for a project in Rwanda. Winner of the Wall Street Award for Innovation in the field of energy, recognized by the United Nations “Wind Made” project for making solar from wind at our factory in Cardiff, wales. Legislatively, principal co-author of most forward thinking plastics recycling legislation, principal co-author of California’s Privacy Legislation, and deeply involved for many years in a wide variety of legislation relating to decarbonization, renewable energy and energy transition measures in California. Many years as national board member of the State Legislative Leaders Foundation which sponsors the National Speaker’s Conference and National Majority Leaders Conference which brings together legislative leaders from most of the 50 states.