Isabel Guzman
Isabella Casillas Guzman[2][3] (born 1970/1971) is an American government official and business activist. She is the 27th Administrator of the Small Business Administration since 2021 during the Joe Biden presidency.
Isabel Guzman | |
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| 27th Administrator of the Small Business Administration | |
| Assumed office March 17, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Dilawar Syed |
| Preceded by | Jovita Carranza |
| Succeeded by | Kelly Loeffler (nominee) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970/1971 (age 53–54)[1] Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS) |
Isabel Casillas Guzman was born in Burbank, California.[4] She hails from four generations of Texans who originally fled the Mexican Revolution from the states of Aguascalientes and Jalisco. She is also of Jewish, German and Chinese descent.[4]
In the 1960s, Guzman's father moved from Texas to Los Angeles.[4]
Guzman attended Schurr High School in Montebello, CA and graduated in 1988. Guzman earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
In April 2019, she was the director of California’s Office of the Small Business Advocate.[5] She was also the deputy chief of staff and senior adviser to the Administrator of the Small Business Administration in the Obama administration.[6] Guzman was also the director of strategic initiatives at ProAmerica Bank in Los Angeles.
On January 7, 2021 President-elect Joe Biden nominated Guzman to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration under his cabinet.[7][8] Her nomination was confirmed on March 16, 2021 in a 81–17 vote of the United States Senate.[9]
References
change- ↑ "Governor Newsom Announces Appointments 3.28.19". Governor of California. March 28, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ↑ "Supporting California's Small Businesses in Covid-19 Recovery". Northern California Grantmakers. 2020-04-22. Archived from the original on 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ↑ Bloomberg, Jennifer Epstein |. "Biden Picks California Official Isabel Guzman to Head SBA". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cheek, Laura (2018-10-15). "Larta Celebrates Diversity Through Latinx Heritage Month". Larta Institute. Archived from the original on 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ "How Business Incubators Help Hispanic Small Businesses Get Off the Ground". www.legalzoom.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ "Biden picks Isabel Casillas Guzman to lead the SBA - Negocios Now %". Negocios Now. 2021-01-07. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ "Biden reportedly picks California official Isabel Guzman to head SBA - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ "Small business advocate Isabella Casillas Guzman named California Steward Leader of the Year". California Forward. 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ Rogers, Alex (March 16, 2021). "Senate confirms Isabel Guzman to lead Small Business Administration". cnn.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
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