Davina Hurt
Davina Hurt serves as Pacific Environment’s California Climate Policy Director, where she leads statewide efforts to accelerate climate solutions, maritime decarbonization, and environmental justice. An attorney, former mayor, and distinguished public servant, Davina brings a decade of elected leadership and regulatory expertise to the fight for clean air, consumer protection, and sustainable communities.
Appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom and confirmed by the Senate, Davina served on the California Air Resources Board and chaired the Bay Area Air Quality Management District board of directors, the nation’s first regional air pollution control agency. Davina supports California’s electric vehicle transition with past leadership as a public policy board member of Veloz and brings nearly a decade of experience as an elected local official and commissioner. In 2025, Davina was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to the California Water Commission.
Appointed by three California Assembly Speakers, she also served for a decade on a Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) board, championing consumer protection and policy reform in the courts. Her governance and legal background are matched by her deep community commitments. She serves on the boards of the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County and Santa Clara University’s Government Ethics Council at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. As a trusted advisor to the Equity Forward initiative of Silicon Valley Community Foundation and advisory council member of Samaritan House, these latest projects focus on poverty reduction and social equity in the Bay Area.
A senior public policy fellow and globally recognized keynote speaker, Davina advocates for transformative climate solutions. She earned her J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law with a specialized certificate in international public law, externed for the Honorable Judge James Ware in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and drafted documents for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. She also studied human rights law at the International Institute of Human Rights at the University of Strasbourg. Davina holds a B.A. in history and political science, with a minor in biology, from Baylor University. She resides in Belmont with her daughter, a UC Davis student, and their dog, Koda.
With expertise across transportation, climate, energy, governance, waste management and stationary sources, Davina Hurt is committed to addressing environmental and social challenges through equity, innovation and bold community leadership.
