On February 18, 2026, Governor Newsom designated John Reynolds President of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), effective March 9, 2026. President Reynolds was appointed to the CPUC by Governor Gavin Newsom on Dec. 23, 2021, and reappointed on Dec. 22, 2022. President Reynolds has experience in both the public and private sector as an attorney and policy advisor in the energy, telecommunications, transportation, and water industries. President Reynolds earned a bachelor’s degree from Brown University and a juris doctor from the University of California, San Francisco College of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude.