Elizabeth G. Hill

Legislative Analyst, State of California Legislature

Elizabeth Hill earned a bachelor’s degree, with honors, in Human Biology from Standford University and a master’s of public policy degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Following her academic training, she was a Fulbright Scholar in Stockholm, Sweden conducting research into innovative Swedish transportation policies. She commenced a career in state government in 1976, joining Californa’s Legislative Analyst’s Office as a program analyst focusing on criminal justice. Following specializations in other policy areas, she was appointed California Legislative Analyst by the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in 1986.

As Legislative Analyst, she serves as a nonpartisan fiscal advisor to both houses of the state Legislature, and oversees the preparation of annual fiscal and policy analyses of the State of California’s budget and its various programs. Her office also is charged with the responsibility of preparing analyses for all initiatives and constitutional measures qualifying for the state’s ballot.

She is an active member of the Association for Public Policy and Management, currently serving as Vice President, the National Academy of Public Administration, and the National Association of Legislative Fiscal Officers. In 1997 she was recognized as a “Public Official of the Year” by Governing Magazine. She currently serves on the advisory boards of the Public Policy Institue of California, the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley, and the Sacramento Center of the University of Southern California.