CAMPBELL APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF FINANCE vs

GOVERNOR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER TODAY ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF TOM CAMPBELL OF SAN JOSE, AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. 52-YEAR-OLD CAMPBELL WAS A MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE FROM 1993 TO 1995 AND A U. S. CONGRESSMAN REPRESENTING THE SILICON VALLEY FROM 1989 TO 1993 AND AGAIN FROM 1995 TO 2001. DURING HIS CONGRESSIONAL TENURE HE AUTHORED THE 1998 FOOD BANK RELIEF ACT AND THE 2000 PEACE CORPS REAUTHORIZATION ACT. CAMPBELL HOLDS A PH.D. IN ECONOMICS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, AND A JURIS DOCTORATE FROM HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, WHERE HE SERVED ON THE BOARD OF EDITORS OF THE HARVARD LAW REVIEW. CAMPBELL HAS SERVED ON MANY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND AS THE CHAIR OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS, AND AS DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS. THE JOB REQUIRES SENATE CONFIRMATION, AFTER WHICH CAMPBELL IS EXPECTED TO ASSUME THE POSITION ON DECEMBER 1ST.