Nancy Shepherd was a Mayor of the City of Palo Alto, California.
She was elected to office by the Palo Alto City Council on 6 January 2014,[1] and replaced by fellow councilwoman Karen Holman on 5 January 2016.
[2] Shepherd was born in San Francisco, California in 1954.
She attended college at the San Francisco State University, graduating with a master's degree in international relations.
Shepherd was elected to the Palo Alto City Council in 2010, serving as councilwoman until being appointed mayor.