Director
California Department of Pesticide Regulation
Julie Henderson began serving as the Department of Pesticide Regulation’s Acting Director in July 2021 and was appointed as Director in December 2021. Prior to her DPR role, Julie was appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in November 2017 to serve as Deputy Secretary for Health and Public Policy at the California Environmental Protection Agency and was reappointed by Governor Gavin Newsom. She served previously as a Senior Advisor to Governor Brown. She also served in the California Department of Justice as a Special Assistant Attorney General to Attorney General Brown. Prior to joining CalEPA, she was Senior Vice President of Public Affairs at the University of California, Office of the President, and prior to entering government service, Julie was Vice President and Associate General Counsel at Gap Inc., and an associate at Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe. Julie graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in government and received her law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law.
