Victoria Simon is the Executive Officer for Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' Office of Sustainability. In that role she supports the implementation of L.A.’s Green New Deal, the City’s sustainability plan to aggressively address the climate crisis, with a specific focus on water, urban ecosystems, resilience, and waste. She also oversees the Mayor’s Youth Council for Climate Action. Prior to that role, she produced the podcast Political Climate and provided policy consulting for state and national political campaigns. She helped create New York City’s first sustainability plan while serving in Mayor Bloomberg’s administration, and at the New York Power Authority, Victoria served as Chief of Staff and Director of Energy Policy. Victoria is a member of Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) Regional Advisory Council and has a M.A. in Political Sociology and B.A. in International Relations from Stanford University.