Jay Greenwood has served as Chief Consultant in the California State Legislature for many years. His professional career has been devoted to writing about complex political issues, including extensive studies of the role of money in election campaigns as well as analyses of legislation dealing with wide ranging subjects. His work has resulted in numerous publications by the State of California over the last three decades.

Jay is a veteran of the Vietnam War and, among other awards, he received the Vietnamese Medal of Honor.

He has an undergraduate degree in English and a graduate degree in Political Science.