Elizabeth Hill brings decades of experience and deep expertise in California government and state budgeting to her role on California Competes’s Board of Directors. For over 30 years, with 22 as the head of the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO), Ms. Hill advised California’s 120-member legislature on all policy and fiscal matters, oversaw the preparation of fact-based, unbiased analyses of California legislation and the state budget, and held the executive branch accountable for implementing policy in an efficient and effective manner. When she was selected to lead the LAO, she became the first woman to do so and gained recognition for her evenhandedness, intelligence, transparency, and nimbleness. Her strong leadership advanced the LAO’s credibility and impact and supported the state in navigating some of its biggest challenges and opportunities to date.
A champion of rigor and nonpartisanship, Ms. Hill is known as a force for reason and getting the facts straight. Today, she brings her objectivity and data-driven focus to guide California Competes on solving the state’s most complex social and economic issues.
Her leadership has been recognized with several awards, including being named “Public Official of the Year” by Governing magazine and receiving the National Public Service Award from the American Society of Public Administration and the National Academy of Public Administration.
Ms. Hill has contributed her expertise to various boards, including the California Healthcare Foundation and the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. She is currently the Captain of the Sacramento Women’s Golf Club.
Ms. Hill is a California native, with proud roots in the Central Valley. She is a graduate of Stanford University and UC Berkeley. She also was a Fulbright Scholar in Sweden.
