Isabel Guzman

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Isabel Guzman
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Basic facts
Role:Administrator of the Small Business Administration
Education:University of Pennsylvania


Isabel Guzman is the administrator of the Small Business Administration in the Biden administration. The Senate confirmed her on March 16, 2021, by a vote of 81-17.[1] Click here to learn more about her confirmation.

She previously served as the director of the Office of the Small Business Advocate of the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development in California.

Biography

Guzman graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in economics. In addition to being a small business owner, she was an advisor to ProAmérica Bank in Los Angeles. She worked in that role from 2009 to 2014. She then served as the deputy chief of staff and senior advisor to the administrator at the Small Business Administration during the Obama administration.[2][3]

She became the director of the Office of the Small Business Advocate of the California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development in 2019.[3]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Guzman's academic, professional, and political career:[3]

  • 2021-Present: Administrator, Small Business Administration
  • 2019-2021: Director, Office of the Small Business Advocate, California
  • 2018: Founded GovContractPros, LLC
  • 2014-2017: Deputy chief of staff and senior advisor, Small Business Administration
  • 2009-2014: Advisor, ProAmérica Bank
  • 1992: Received B.S. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania

Nomination for administrator of the Small Business Administration

See also: Joe Biden presidential transition and Confirmation process for Isabel Guzman for administrator of the Small Business Administration
Joe Biden's Cabinet
Candidate: Isabel Guzman
Position: Administrator of the Small Business Administratioin
ApprovedaAnnounced:January 7, 2021
ApprovedaHearing:February 3, 2021
ApprovedaCommittee:Small Business and Entrepreneurship
ApprovedaReported:Favorable (15-5)
ApprovedaConfirmed:March 16, 2021
ApprovedaVote:81-17

Biden announced on January 7, 2021, that Guzman would be nominated for administrator of the Small Business Administration.[2]

The Wall Street Journal reported, "If confirmed, Ms. Guzman would lead an agency that is best known for its loan programs to provide small firms with capital and has more recently helped businesses affected by the pandemic. ... The agency, created in 1953, also offers programs to help small businesses win federal contracting opportunities and funds local centers where entrepreneurs receive counseling, technical assistance and other support."[4]

When announcing Guzman, along with other members of his economics and jobs team, Biden said, "This team will help us emerge from the most inequitable economic and jobs crisis in modern history by building an economy where every American is in on the deal. They share my belief that the middle class built this country and that unions built the middle class. They know how to work with states, cities, small towns, and tribal communities, along with labor, entrepreneurs, and businesses to get things done for American workers."[5]

The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship held Guzmans' confirmation hearing on February 3, 2021. The Senate confirmed her on March 16, 2021, by a vote of 81-17.[6]

Summary of Senate vote on Isabel Guzman's nomination for administrator of the Small Business Addministration (March 16, 2021)
Party Votes for Votes against Not voting
Democratic Party Democrats 47 0 1
Republican Party Republicans 32 17 1
Grey.png Independents 2 0 0
Totals 81 17 2


Click on the following table to view the full roll call.

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See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ CNN, "Senate confirms Isabel Guzman to lead Small Business Administration," March 16, 2021
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Biden-Harris Transition, "President-elect Biden Announces Additional Key Members of His Economic and Jobs Team," January 7, 2021
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 LinkedIn, "Isabel Guzman," accessed January 8, 2021
  4. ↑ The Wall Street Journal, "Biden Taps Isabel Guzman to Lead Small Business Administration," January 7, 2021
  5. ↑ 4President, "President-elect Joe Biden Announces Additional Key Members of His Economic and Jobs Team," January 7, 2021
  6. ↑ CNN, "Senate confirms Isabel Guzman to lead Small Business Administration," March 16, 2021
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