Susan McCabe

Susan McCabe is President and CEO of McCabe & Company. With over four decades of experience working in a variety of government and government-related positions within the State of California, Susan offers a strong knowledge of the intricacies of both legislative and administrative processes.

Susan developed an expertise in land use matters as a legislative aide to the Chair of the Assembly Ways & Means Subcommittee on Transportation, Resources, Agriculture and the Environment, as a Principal Consultant to the Assembly Natural Resources Committee, as a member of the California Coastal Commission, and as executive director of an environmental organization concerned with coastal land use issues.

After her years working for the State Legislature, Susan honed her advocacy skills working with the respected firm of Rose & Kindel where she split her time between the firm’s Sacramento and Los Angeles offices representing clients with issues before the State Legislature, Southern California government agencies and the Coastal Commission.

Susan founded McCabe & Company in 1999 and over time the firm has come to specialize exclusively in consulting and advocacy for a wide range of both public and private sector clients with matters before the Coastal Commission.

Susan currently serves as Co-chair of the Board of Advisors of Equality California, the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization. She has also previously served as Vice President of Equality California and Chair of the Governance and PAC Committees. Susan holds a Master of Public Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Community Health from California State University, Sacramento. She resides in Marina del Rey California.