People

The Blue Sky Consulting Group was founded by Tim Gage, who spent over 24 years as a fiscal advisor with both houses of the California Legislature and served as the Director of the California Department of Finance, and Matthew Newman who specializes in analysis of state and local fiscal policy issues and development of simulation and forecasting models.

Other members of the Blue Sky team include experts on state and local public policy issues, including Gerald Goldberg, John Quigley, Elisabeth Kersten, Phil Batchelor and Tim Hodson, as well as a core group of highly qualified consultants including Shawn Blosser, Joel Schwartz, April Manatt, Eric Hays, and Trisha McMahon.