Honorable Willie Brown

Former Mayor, City and County of San Francisco; Former Speaker of the California State Assembly,

B.A. Political Science (1955)

Served as the first African American mayor for the city and county of San Francisco.
First African American to serve as Speaker of the California State Assembly and longest-serving Speaker in California history, 1980-1995.
Re-elected 16 straight times to the California State Assembly where he served from 1964-1995.
Was the youngest chair of the Committee on Ways and Means and also chaired the Revenue and Taxation Committee.
Has served as both a trustee of the California State University and regent of the University of California.

Notable CSU Alumni in public service