Vance Simonds

Vance Simonds is a graduate of Loyola Law School Los Angeles. He earned a bachelor's degree in history from Stanford University and a master's degree in public administration from California State University, Fullerton. Vance was an officer in the U.S. Navy and worked for three years with the federal Office of Economic Opportunity as an educational specialist. He held several jobs with the city of Long Beach, including city finance director. He joined Kasdan Simonds in 1993 and was managing partner from 2003-2006. He says a phrase that sums up his professional life is, "if it's worth doing, it's worth doing right."