Erica Gonzalez

Erica Gonzalez was appointed Deputy Secretary of Equity and Strategic Initiatives at the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency by Governor Gavin Newsom in September 2021.

Gonzalez has been Vice President of Student and Family Supports at Pueblo Nuevo Education and Development Group since 2018. She was Senior Policy Advisor at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from 2015 to 2017.

She was Director of Public Policy and Community Partnerships at Green Dot Public Schools from 2008 to 2013 and Associate Director at Barrio Action Youth and Family Center from 2006 to 2008. She was Intergovernmental Relations Analyst at the Los Angeles Community Development Commission from 2004 to 2006 and Project Manager and Grants Coordinator at Barrio Action Youth and Family Center from 2002 to 2004.

Gonzalez earned a Master of Public Policy degree from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.