Carmen Chu

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Carmen Chu
City Administrator of San Francisco
Incumbent
Assumed office February 2, 2021
Preceded by	Naomi M. Kelly
Assessor-Recorder of San Francisco
In office February 27, 2013 – February 1, 2021
Preceded by	Phil Ting
Succeeded by	Joaquin Torres
Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from District 4
In office September 25, 2007 – February 27, 2013
Preceded by	Ed Jew
Succeeded by	Katy Tang
Personal details
Born	(1978-04-08) April 8, 1978 (age 46) Los Angeles, California
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Occidental College UC Berkeley
Website	sf.gov/profile/carmen-chu

Carmen Chu (Chinese: 朱嘉文; pinyin: Zhū Jiāwén; born April 8, 1978)^[1] is an American politician serving as City Administrator of the City and County of San Francisco. She previously served as the city's assessor-recorder, where she was the only Asian-American assessor elected to serve among the 58 counties in the State of California. Prior to being elected assessor-recorder, Chu served as a member of the San Francisco board of supervisors, where she served two terms as the chair of the board's budget and finance committee, and was a board director of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. Before joining the board of supervisors, Chu served as deputy budget director in the mayor's office of public policy and finance. In July 2022, she was appointed to the Regents of the University of California by Governor Gavin Newsom.^[2]