Juan Rodriguez

With experience as a campaign manager, policy advisor, and strategist serving leading elected officials and high-stakes ballot measures, Juan works on a range of campaigns and strategic communications and policy projects. Most recently, Juan served as a general consultant in the appointment, transition, and election for Rob Bonta, the first Filipino American to Serve as California’s Attorney General, and Alex Padilla, the first Latino to represent California in the U.S. Senate. Before this, the American Association of Political Consultants recognized Juan as Campaign Manager of the year for his efforts in the successful Stop the Republican Recall campaign for Gavin Newsom. The first successful defense of a recall by a Democratic Governor in the country. As campaign manager for Kamala Harris for Senate, Juan helped lead Harris to the largest vote percentage by a non-incumbent Senate candidate in California history, carrying every demographic group, party, and region of the state. Previously, Juan was Senior Advisor to Attorney General Harris in the California Department of Justice. He served as one of the Attorney General’s principal advisors on issues impacting business, labor, government bodies, regulatory agencies, and community-based and non-profit organizations throughout California and the United States. As a key member of the Attorney General’s senior staff, his portfolio included developing and implementing public policy, litigation, legislation, and outreach strategies for multiple issues. In 2014, Juan served as Interim Chief of Staff, supervising the office’s executive staff and managing communications, scheduling, and advance staff. Before that, Juan was Director of State Relations for the City of Los Angeles under Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, where he oversaw an extensive government lobbying effort on energy, education, transportation, public safety, water, economic development, revenue, and taxation. During his tenure with Mayor Villaraigosa, Juan also served as a Senior Political Advisor, advising on national, statewide, and local redistricting and elections. Juan serves on the Board of LA’s Best an afterschool enrichment program for students at L.A.U.S.D. Juan received his B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and earned an M.B.A. from Pepperdine Graziadio School of Business Management.