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Carl Guardino is President and CEO of the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group. Founded in 1978 by David Packard of Hewlett-Packard, the Manufacturing Group (SVMG) is a public policy trade association that represents 190 of Silicon Valley's most respected private sector employers, who collectively provide more than 275,000 jobs - nearly one out of every four - in Silicon Valley.
Before being named president of the Manufacturing Group, Guardino worked for Hewlett-Packard Company. Prior to his tenure at Hewlett-Packard, Guardino spent five years at the Manufacturing Group, where he served as vice president.
Previously, Guardino spent six years on the staff of Assemblyman Rusty Areias, the last three years as his chief assistant. When he was named to that position, he became the youngest chief assistant in the State of California.
Guardino was recently named as one of the "Ten Most Powerful" people in Silicon Valley by the San Jose Mercury News "power study" which is only conducted every 10 years.
Known throughout the region as a consensus builder, Guardino's work includes managing the successful traffic relief initiatives, known as Measures A and B in 1996; co-directing the November 2000 Measure A traffic relief initiative to bring BART to Santa Clara County; creating the Housing Action Coalition to advocate for housing that is relatively affordable for Silicon Valley workers; developing the Santa Clara County Housing Trust; and forming the Vehicle Buy-Back Coalition to permanently remove older, smoky vehicles from our roads in order to improve air quality.
Guardino also serves on numerous boards and commissions. He is the Chair of City Year San Jose Silicon Valley, the Measure A & B Citizens Watchdog Committee and the Housing Authority of Santa Clara County. In addition, he serves on the Boards for Technology Network, the San Jose Metropolitan YMCA, and Bridge Housing, the Housing Trust of Santa Clara County.
In January 2001, Guardino was appointed by Gov. Gray Davis to serve on the five-member board of the California Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO), a non-profit corporation formed through state legislation to oversee California's electrical grid.
He was born and raised in San Jose, and received his bachelor of arts degree in Political Science from San Jose State University. Guardino has been actively involved in the community, and has been honored for his community service in being named one of the "Five Outstanding Young Californians" by the California Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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