Capitol Weekly’s Top 100: Becca Prowda

100. Becca Prowda

As chief protocol officer in the Newsom administration, Becca Prowda has the unique job of coordinating with the California Protocol Foundation, a nonprofit that collects donations from businesses and private individuals to pay for the governor’s travel and other expenses, so it doesn’t cost taxpayers. She also coordinates with visiting dignitaries from other countries and with the U.S. Department of State. In short, Prowda handles the practical logistics of elevating Newsom from a merely state-level figure to a national and even an international one, a critical role as the governor nakedly pines for the for a role far beyond California’s borders. By definition, that makes Prowda influential.

Updated Aug. 7, 2024