Vic Fazio
Senior Advisor,
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Elected to the Northrop Grumman Board of Directors in 2000
Vic Fazio was named senior advisor at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in May 2005 after serving as senior partner at Clark & Weinstock since 1999. Prior to that, he served as a member of Congress for 20 years, representing California’s third congressional district. During that time, he served as a member of the Armed Services, Budget and Ethics Committees and was a member of the House Appropriations Committee where he served as subcommittee chair or ranking member for 18 years.
Fazio was a member of the elected Democratic Leadership in the House from 1991 to 1998 including four years as chair of the Democratic Caucus, the third ranking position in the party. From 1975 to 1978, Fazio served in the California Assembly and was a member of the staff of the California Assembly Speaker from 1971 to 1975.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of various private companies and non-profit organizations including the Energy Future Coalition, the Campaign Finance Institute, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Center for Strategic Budgetary Assessments, The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, UC Davis Medical School Advisory Board, UC Davis Foundation, and the U.S. Capitol Historical Society.
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