R. Sean Randolph

Sean Randolph is president of the Bay Area Economic Forum, a public-private partnership of business, government, university, labor and community leaders sponsored by the Bay Area Council and the Association of Bay Area Governments. Through analytical reports and working partnerships, the Bay Area Economic Forum works to foster a competitive economic environment in the Bay Area, including San Francisco, Oakland and the Silicon Valley.

Dr. Randolph previously served as director of international trade for the State of California from 1994-98, as an international business consultant from 1992-94, and from 1988-92 as International Director General of the Pacific Basin Economic Council, a 15-nation, CEO-level international business organization of leading U.S., Asian and Latin American corporations.

His professional career also includes extensive experience in the U.S. Government, including the U.S. Congress staff (1976- 80), and the White House staff (1980-81). He served in the U.S. State Department on the Policy Planning Staff, as Special Adviser for Policy in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and as Deputy/Ambassador-at Large for Pacific Basin affairs (1981-85). From 1985-88 he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs, where he managed energy security, research and global oil and gas issues.

A graduate of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, Dr. Randolph holds a JD from the Georgetown University Law Center, a Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and studied at the London School of Economics.