Robert Scoble talked today w/ Steven Paul Westly (wikipedia profile page)

Steven Paul Westly (born August 27, 1956, in Arcadia, California) is an American venture capitalist and politician. He was the State Controller and Chief Financial Officer of California from 2003 to 2007 and was one of the top candidates in the Democratic primary for Governor of California in the 2006 election. He was defeated in the Democratic primary by California State Treasurer Phil Angelides, who later lost to incumbent Republican GovernorArnold Schwarzenegger in the November 2006 elections. During the 2008 Presidential Election, Westly served as California Campaign Co-chair for Obama for America and also as a member of Obama for America's national finance committee. Westly was briefly considered for a cabinet level position in the Obama administration. Currently, Westly is a Managing Partner at The Westly Group, a clean technologyventure capital firm he founded.[1] Wikipedia

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