Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Noelia Corzo, District 2
Subject: Appointment to the First 5 Commission
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation for the appointment of Hanish Rathod to the First 5 Commission, representing Public member, for an initial full three-year term ending December 31, 2027:
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BACKGROUND:
The First 5 Commission consists of nine members (a) one member of the Board of Supervisors, (b) the director of the County of Health System, (c) the director of the County Human Services Agency, (d) the County Superintendent of Schools, and (e) five members appointed by the Board of Supervisors from among the following categories: recipients of project services included in the county strategic plan; educators specializing in early childhood development; representatives of a local child care resource or referral agency or a local child care coordinating group; representatives of a local organization for prevention of early intervention for families at risk; representatives of community-based organizations that have the goal of promoting nurturing and early childhood development; representatives of local school districts; and representatives of local medical, pediatric or obstetric associations or societies.
DISCUSSION:
The vote to recommend Hanish Rathod to the Board of Supervisors was approved by the First 5 Commission at its December 16, 2024 meeting to serve as the Public member, a seat formerly held by Manufou Liaiga-Anoa’I who resigned. This term reflects a full three-year term through December 31, 2027.
As the Vice President of Go-To-Market (GTM) Strategy & Operations (Revenue Operations) for ZipRecruiter, Hanish Rathod leads a global GTM organization driving strategy & operations for sales, marketing and success. Additionally, he leads deal desk, market intelligence, enablement and process & systems teams which are responsible for driving operational excellence. He has over 20 years of experience in the tech industry in functional roles spanning from product, investments, marketing, strategy and operations.
Prior to ZipRecruiter, Hanish led the GTM teams at ServiceTitan where he transformed the entire marketing pipeline architecture for scale, effectiveness and efficiency. He also built a high performing operations organization that has enabled the company to gain higher efficiencies. At Zendesk, he led the GTM Strategy & Analytics team to develop and execute growth/transformation initiatives that supported the growth from ~$400M to $1.2B+.
Outside of work, Hanish has been actively involved in higher education for over 20 years supporting students, building institutions and serving through various channels to advocate on behalf of students. Earlier, his grass roots efforts led to the house bill H.R. 3412 (Higher Education Affordability and Equity act) during the 108th congress. He has served on the boards of the Dashew International Center for Students and Scholars, Vanderbilt University Engineering School Advisory Council and UCLA Alumni Board of Directors.
Hanish attained an MBA from Harvard Business School, a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from UCLA, and a Bachelors of Engineering from Vanderbilt University.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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