Jesse Mainardi

Jesse Mainardi is the Director of Boards and Commissions for San Francisco Mayor London Breed. In this role, Jesse advises Mayor Breed on commission appointments, manages the appointment process, and acts as the Mayor’s liaison with the city’s boards and commissions

Prior to his current position, Jesse was the founder of Mainardi Law, a firm specializing in election and governmental ethics law. His clients included candidates for public office, elected officials, lobbyists, nonprofits, and political committees.

Before starting his firm, Jesse was the Deputy Director of the San Francisco Ethics Commission, a partner at a political law firm in the Bay Area, and enforcement counsel at California’s Fair Political Practices Commission. He was also a business litigation associate for a few years after law school in the early aughts.

In addition to teaching at USF, Jesse has served as an adjunct professor at UC College of the Law, San Francisco, teaching a course entitled “Regulating Political Activity.”

• Harvard Kennedy School, MPA, 2006
• UC Hastings, JD, 2001
• Rutgers University, BA in Economics/French, 1993