Malia Cohen

Malia Cohen
Official portrait as State Controller
33rd Controller of California
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2, 2023
Governor	Gavin Newsom
Preceded by	Betty Yee
Member of the California State Board of Equalization from the 2nd district
In office January 7, 2019 – January 2, 2023
Preceded by	Fiona Ma
Succeeded by	Sally Lieber
President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
In office June 26, 2018 – January 7, 2019
Preceded by	London Breed
Succeeded by	Norman Yee
Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from the 10th district
In office January 8, 2011 – January 7, 2019
Preceded by	Sophie Maxwell
Succeeded by	Shamann Walton
Personal details
Born	(1977-12-16) December 16, 1977 (age 46) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Warren Pulley (m. 2016)
Education	Fisk University (BA) Carnegie Mellon University (MA)

Malia M. Cohen (born December 16, 1977)^[1] is an American politician serving as the 33rd Controller of California since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Cohen previously served as Chair of the California State Board of Equalization from the 2nd district from 2019 to 2023 and as President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from District 10 from 2011 to 2019.

She is the seventh African American to hold statewide office following Wilson Riles, Mervyn Dymally, Kamala Harris, Tony Thurmond, Shirley Weber and Laphonza Butler.