Room ACL 263
Appleby Center, Seaver Campus. Malibu
Friday, November 2, 2018, 1 – 2pm
Gaddi H. Vasquez is senior vice president of Government Affairs for Southern
California Edison (SCE), one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, and its parent
company, Edison International. He is responsible for government relations
activities at the Federal and State level, as well as Local Public Affairs.
He is the descendant of a migrant working family and was the first in his family to
earn a college degree. Vasquez has spent most of his life in Orange County and
has been a leader in promoting health, safety, and educational opportunities for
children and youth in underserved communities.
Prior to his current position, he served as U.S. Ambassador and permanent
representative to United Nations Agencies based in Rome, Italy. There he
managed a U.S. multi-agency team responsible for oversight of U.N.
Organizations.
From 2002-2006, Ambassador Vasquez served as Director of the United States
Peace Corps where he led the international volunteer service organization with
volunteers and staff serving in 78 countries.
Vasquez has served on the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships
and has been appointed by three California Governors to state boards and
commissions.
He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of the Public Policy Institute of
California, the Pat Brown Institute, the Segerstrom Center for the Performing
Arts and National Advisory Board for the Salvation Army.
He has been recognized by the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund as a recipient of
the Globe and Anchor award and the American Council of Young Political
Leaders. He has been named as one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanics in
the United States by Hispanic Business Magazine. In 2014, he was a recipient
of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and in 2016 received the Bill of Rights Award
by the Constitutional Rights Foundation. Most recently, he received the Eagle
Leadership Award from the Latino Leaders Network.
Vasquez received a bachelor’s degree in Public Service Management from the
University of Redlands and is the recipient of five honorary doctorate degrees.
He also served as a Trustee/Professor at the Chapman University.
Contact Name: Melika Shahshahani
Contact Email:
Melika.salimshahshahani@pepperdine.eduContact Phone: 3236337141
Speaker: Gaddi H. Vasquez, President,Southern California Edison
Instructor: Professor Terrence Ing
Cost: Free
RSVP: Required
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