Newsom made the appointment shortly after issuing an executive order tasking the agency with developing regulations to phase out the sales of new internal combustion passenger vehicles by 2035.
[2] Before joining CARB, Randolph served as a commissioner of the California Public Utilities Commission from 2015 to 2021, where she worked on energy efficiency, integrated resource planning, and regulation of transportation network companies.
[3] Prior to the CPUC, she worked as the deputy secretary and general counsel of the California Natural Resources Agency.
[2] She also served as the chair of the California Fair Political Practices Commission for four years, having been appointed to that role by then-governor Gray Davis in 2003.
[2] In March 2024, Randolph led a delegation of California officials to India, to learn about the success that Indian Railways has had in electrifying their network.