Matt Bogoshian, Deputy Secretary for Law Enforcement and Counsel

Biography

Matt Bogoshian presently serves as the Deputy Secretary for Law Enforcement and Counsel at the California Environmental Protection Agency. As Cal EPA's chief counselor and law enforcement official, Matt is responsible for ensuring that California's numerous environmental agencies take consistent, effective and coordinated actions to protect public health and the environment. Cal EPA is the Governor's cabinet level agency composed of six constituent state agencies and nearly 5000 thousand employees. The Cal EPA agencies include the California Air Resources Board (ARB), State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), Regional Water Quality Control Boards (RWQCBs)and the Integrated Waste Management Board (IWMB) under an umbrella agency with the newly created Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) and Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR).

Before his appointment by Governor Schwarzenegger last year, he served for more than twelve years as a Deputy District Attorney for the Monterey County Office of the District Attorney. As the lead environmental prosecutor, Matt co-led the statewide prosecution of the 7-Eleven case which resulted in the court ordered creation of the multi-million dollar California Environmental Protection Prosecution Fund administered by the California Attorney General. He served as the Fund's first Chairperson and received the California Attorney General's Award of Distinction for his work.

In 2006, with his statewide colleagues, Matt successfully prosecuted AT&T for underground storage tank violations resulting in the second largest penalty amount of its kind ever ordered - $25 million dollars. His many successful statewide environmental prosecutions led the way to help level the field for businesses that play by the rules. Before his environmental work, Matt successfully prosecuted thousands of criminal cases. From 1992-1994 Matt worked in private practice as a business litigator.

From 1989-1992 he served as an officer in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps where he gained extensive trial experience and earned the Joint Service Commendation Medal for his work in breaking down barriers to interagency cooperation in the fight against international drug dealers. He was honorably discharged as a Lieutenant Commander.

Matt earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of California, Davis and a Masters of Public Administration from San Diego State University. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Jose State University. He and his wife, Robin, have been married nearly 25 years and they have three children; Zach, Ben and Elle.

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