Capitol Weekly’s Top 100: Dee Dee Myers

No. 14 Dee Dee Myers

We preach to our interns all the time that if you make a mistake, you need to own it. So we’re going to own that we biffed it badly last year by not having Dee Dee Myers on this list. Because Myers is more than just a Senior Advisor to Gavin Newsom and the Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). She is an integral voice in Newsomworld, one he trusts to give him unvarnished truths and the gravitas from time spent on the biggest stages in the world to have him listen. That’s not an easy task with any governor, especially this one, who believes his most valuable confidante stares back at him from the mirror each day. Whatever. Myers, the former Clinton administration Press Secretary and Hollywood executive, can and does get his attention, and she definitely has his trust. That word will get used a lot in this space because it matters almost beyond anything else with Newsom. He is in no way a transactional leader, but he does expect results, and Myers delivers.

Updated August 26, 2025