Michael Colbruno

Michael Colbruno joined the Oakland Board of Port Commissioners in 2013. He has over 25 years of public service and has been appointed by three Oakland mayors to the Oakland Board of Port Commissioners.

Michael Colbruno is a partner in the Milo Group of California, a government affairs firm.

From 1999-2010, the Commissioner served as Vice President of Government Affairs for Clear Channel Outdoor/Northern California. Prior to joining Clear Channel, he worked in local and state government as a legislative director in the San Francisco Mayor’s office, and a chief-of-staff at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and California State Assembly.

Throughout his extensive career in government affairs, Commissioner Colbruno has overseen legislative activities and intergovernmental advocacy initiatives, media relations and community affairs throughout the Bay Area.

Commissioner Colbruno was appointed by three successive Oakland mayors to serve on the City’s Planning Commission, and during his tenure was selected to oversee the City’s rezoning effort. In addition to this prior public service, he has served as chair of the Chabot Space & Science Center and chair/founder of the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Corporate Counsel.

Commissioner Colbruno is a board member of the Merola Opera Program in San Francisco and was a founding board member of the UC Theater in Berkeley. He was named the “Corporate Citizen of the Year” by the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce.