Elected to the Burlingame City Council in 2015, Donna Colson is a two time Mayor having served in 2019 and 2024. Her work in Burlingame is focused on improving infrastructure, economic development, housing, sea level rise adaptation, and climate initiatives. She serves in the following roles:
• Liaison to the Burlingame Chamber of Commerce
• Chairperson for Peninsula Clean Energy
• Chairperson or the C/CAG Climate and Resource Management Committee
• Chairperson for the C/CAG Finance Committee
• Director OneShoreline
• Co-Chairperson of San Mateo County Home for All Working Group
• Past City Committees: North Rollins Road Specific Plan, Community Center Development
• Current City Committees: City Hall Renewal, Sea Change Burlingame, Economic Development
Prior to serving on the Burlingame City Council Donna spent twenty-five years working in global institutional pension management and consulting where she advised cities, states, foundations, endowments and unions on investment matters. She also founded a local Business called the Burlingamer which hosted futsal and soccer training and competition. Education has been a priority and over the years and she served in numerous leadership roles in parent organizations and helped to pass several bonds and parcel taxes that supported our outstanding Burlingame public schools. Presently she serves on the Board of Directors for Filoli Estate and Garden (President 2015) which recently hosted President Xi and President Biden at the Woodside Summit, and is on the UC Berkeley Haas Business School Advisory Committee and Co-Chair of the Center for Equity, Gender and Leadership.
Donna lives in Burlingame with her husband Eric and they have two adult daughters. She attended UC Berkeley undergraduate earning a BA in Political Economics and a MBA with emphasis in real estate and finance.