Jerett Yan
Public Ethics Commissioner
Jerett Yan
Public Ethics Commissioner
Jerett Yan is an attorney with Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco where he provides litigation and advisory services to public entities. In that capacity, he currently serves as a deputy city attorney to the City of Millbrae and an investigator for the San Jose Board of Fair Campaign and Political Practices, where he advises on matter relating to public ethics, transparency, elections, and campaign practices. He also has particular expertise in public works contracting, public ethics, and civil rights compliance.
Mr. Yan has previously served as an an attorney adviser to the US Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Civil Rights, where he investigated claims of discrimination in environmental permitting practices, a law clerk with the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, and an Americorp VISTA in Chicago as a tenant organizer with the Metropolitan Tenants Organization. He holds degrees from UC Berkeley, School of Law, and Northwestern University.
City Auditor appointee
Subcommittees: ad hoc Recruitment Subcommittee
Email Address: JYan@oaklandca.gov
Phone Number: 510-238-3593
Term Start Date: May 6, 2019
Term End Date: Jan 21, 2022
