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Sandi Matsumoto

California Water Program Director

Sacramento, CA

Sandi Matsumoto skiing with her son in Sierra Nevada.

Area of Expertise

Freshwater conservation, Sustainable Groundwater, Conservation Planning

Media Contact

Juvenio Guerra
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Sandi Joins Water Commission

In June of 2022, Sandi was appointed to the California Water Commission by Governor Gavin Newsom. The Commission consists of nine members chosen for their expertise in water issues. They provide a public forum on water, advise the Director of the Department of Water Resources, approve rules and regulations, and distribute public funds for water projects.

Sandi is honored to accept this position and continue her work to protect the waters that California relies on.

Biography

Sandi Matsumoto is The Nature Conservancy’s Director of the California Water Program. She leads a multi-disciplinary team focused on securing a sustainable and resilient water future for California.

During her tenure with TNC (which began in 2004), she has worked at the nexus of water and agriculture across the state, including by launching BirdReturns and TNC’s efforts to implement the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.

A Central Valley native, she earned her B.A. from Yale University and M.B.A. from the Anderson School at UCLA. In 2017, she was appointed by Governor Brown to serve as a board member on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy. She is also a member of the first cohort of the Water Solutions Network.

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