Eleni Kounalakis' Biography
- Lieutenant Governor (CA), Democratic President of the Senate
Contact Information
Office
State Capitol, Suite 1114
Sacramento, CA 95814
Full Name:
Eleni Kounalakis
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Markos; 2 Children: Neo, Eon
Birth Date:
03/03/1966
Home City:
San Francisco, CA
Honorary Doctorate of Laws, American College of Greece
MBA, University of California at Berkeley, 1990-1992
BA, English Language/Literature, Dartmouth College, 1985-1989
President, California State Senate, 2019-present
Lieutenant Governor, State of California, 2019-present
Candidate, Lieutenant Governor of California, 2022
California's Representative, International Affairs and Trade, Governors Office of California, 2019-present
Director, Association of American Ambassadors and a National Democratic Institute (NDI), 2017-present
Chair, California Advisory Council for International Trade and Investment, 2014-present
Virtual Fellow, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR), 2014-2017
Author, Madam Ambassador, Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties and Democracy in Budapest The New Press, 2015
Ambassador to Hungary, United States Department of State, 2010-2013
Project Manager/ President, AKT Development, 1992-2010
Staff Member, California Democratic Party, 1992
Former Member, California Blue Ribbon Commission on Autism
Former Member, Californias First 5 Commission
Former Member, San Francisco Port Commission
Spouse's Occupation:
Journalist