Her career has included teaching tax at the University of California at Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall), working at major law firms on Wall Street (Sullivan & Cromwell) and in San Francisco (Pettit, Evers, & Martin, and Angell, Brunner, & Angell), serving as Legislative Director for a U.S. Senator, and being a Corporate Vice President for a U.S. Multinational Corporation (Browning Ferris Industries).