Capitol Weekly’s Top 100: Wade Crowfoot

4. Wade Crowfoot

Wade Crowfoot is the tip of the spear in the Newsom administration’s fight against global climate change, a top priority for the governor. As the secretary of Natural Resources, Crowfoot oversees 25,000 state employees in 26 departments, including Water Resources, Cal Fire and Fish and Wildlife. A veteran of the horseshoe, Crowfoot served as Gov. Jerry Brown’s deputy cabinet secretary and senior advisor before joining the Newsom administration in 2019 in an early round of appointments. Crowfoot, who boasts a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master’s degree from the London School of Economics, has sterling environmental credentials, having led the non-profit Water Foundation and served as the West Coast regional director for the Environmental Defense Fund.

Updated Aug. 7, 2024