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Vignesh Ganapathy, Head of Government Relations, Postmates
Vignesh is Head of Government Relations with Postmates, an on-demand logistics and delivery company. He manages the company’s legislative and regulatory program, focused on the future of work, privacy, robotics, mobility, and how tech intersects with our communities.
Vignesh began his career with a deep passion for advocacy. After attending the University of California - Santa Cruz, he joined political campaigns for state elected office in California and worked on legal issues. He is a graduate of the University of Pacific McGeorge School of Law.
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Carolyn Said, Business and Technology Reporter, San Francisco Chronicle
Carolyn covers the on-demand economy, the impacts of automation and AI on labor, and the world of autonomous vehicles. Previously she covered the housing market and foreclosure crisis, winning awards for stories that shed light on the human impact of sweeping economic trends.
As a business reporter at The Chronicle since 1997, she also has covered the dot-com rise and fall, the California energy crisis, the corporate malfeasance scandals, and the fallout from economic downturns.
You can read Carolyn's latest coverage on Assembly Bill 5 and the gig economy here.
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Jennifer Barrera, Executive Vice President, California Chamber of Commerce
Jennifer Barrera oversees the development and implementation of policy and strategy as executive vice president and represents the California Chamber of Commerce on legal reform issues.
Jennifer previously worked at a statewide law firm that specializes in labor/employment defense, representing employers in both state and federal court on a variety of issues, including wage and hour disputes, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, and wrongful termination.
She also advised both small and large businesses on compliance issues, presented seminars on various employment-related topics, and regularly authored articles in human resources publications.
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Shawn Lewis, Policy Director, National Federation of Independent Business California
Shawn is the California policy director for the National Federation of Independent Business, advocating on behalf of NFIB’s thousands of small-business members throughout California.
Previously, he served as public policy manager for the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, representing and advocating for their business members on local, state, and federal policy issues and served on the legislative staff of Senators Jim Nielsen and Bob Dutton, and Assemblyman Roger Niello in the California State Legislature.
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