Lori Pepper was appointed the Deputy Secretary for Innovative Mobility Solutions by Governor Newsom in August 2019. Her mission is to apply technology and best practices to the transportation ecosystem to ease the mobility of people, goods, and services throughout the state.
Prior to her appointment, Lori worked in Washington, DC as the Senior Federal Policy Specialist for Honda North America, Inc. where she focused on technology and innovation including connected and automated vehicles, robotics, artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and spectrum issues.
Lori started her 10 year career on Capitol Hill as a Legislative Assistant in the office of former Rep. Albert Wynn (MD), and then became Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director for former Rep. Baron Hill (IN) where she successfully led the office’s efforts to raise federal fuel efficiency standards. Lori also served on the Science and Technology Committee as Director of Policy & Outreach under former Chairman Bart Gordon (TN). For her final two years on Capitol Hill, Lori served as a Policy Advisor and Deputy Floor Director for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA) advising the Speaker’s on issues related to small business, agriculture, and veterans, as well as her liaison to the moderate Blue Dog Coalition.
Job title:
Deputy Secretary for Innovative Mobility Solutions
Department:
California State Transportation Agency
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