Jean Walsh

Director at AC Transit

Jean Walsh was elected in 2020 to serve Ward 2. Previously she directed community outreach and government relations for bike and scooter share, expanding mobility options in the Bay Area and signing up more than 500 low income residents to discounted pricing programs. Prior to that, Ms. Walsh led communications and public outreach for the City of San Francisco’s Department of the Environment and Public Utilities Commission, promoting environmental initiatives and critical infrastructure programs. Ms. Walsh holds a master's degree in Urban Planning from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She served in the Peace Corps in Nicaragua and is fluent in Spanish.

Timeline

  • Director

    Current role