Julie Su

Spring 2025
Resident Fellow
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Julie Su

Julie Su is a nationally recognized workers' rights and civil rights expert who served in President Biden's cabinet as the Acting Secretary of Labor where she successfully led efforts to build worker power and union strength, negotiate historic contracts, and expand good jobs for all. Prior to her nomination as U.S. Labor Secretary, she served as the Deputy Secretary, and before that as the California Labor Secretary appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom.

Secretary Su brought a wealth of experience as a nonprofit attorney representing low wage, vulnerable workers for nearly two decades prior to being appointed to government positions and as California Labor Commissioner from 2011-2018, where she was widely credited with a renaissance in enforcement and creative approaches to combating wage theft and protecting immigrant workers.

Secretary Su graduated from Stanford University and Harvard Law School. She speaks Mandarin and Spanish.

Disclaimer: This information is accurate for the time period that this person was affiliated with the Institute of Politics.

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