Gaddi H. Vasquez

Gaddi Vasquez has served in leadership posts in local, state, and federal government in a long career of public service. Before retiring, he was senior vice president of government affairs for Edison International and Southern California Edison, one of the nation’s largest investor-owned utilities. Before joining SCE in 2009, he served as US ambassador to the United Nations agencies based in Rome, including the World Food Program and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. He was director of the United States Peace Corps from 2002 to 2006. Early in his career, he served as an Orange County supervisor, as chief deputy appointments secretary to Governor George Deukmejian, and as a police officer for the City of Orange. He has served on the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships, the California Criminal Justice Council, the California Film Commission, and the board of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund. He joined PPIC’s board of directors in 2015; he also serves on the board of directors of the Segerstrom Center for the Performing Arts, the national advisory board of the Salvation Army, and the board of trustees of Chapman University. He holds a bachelor’s degree in public service management from the University of Redlands.