Craig Nelson – Board Chairman, Nelson Family of Companies
Craig Nelson was appointed Chairman of the Board for Nelson Family of Companies in 2014 after a long history of management roles within Nelson. Having most recently served as the Chief Executive Officer for Nelson, prior to that, Craig ran Nelson Technology, Nelson & Associates, Nelson Staffing, and Nelsonjobs.com. Craig was also previously the General Counsel at Nelson with responsibility for legal, administration, safety & risk, and human resources.
Prior to joining Nelson, Craig spent seven years with the Criminal Division of the California Department of Justice. He also spent three years as a litigator with the Law Offices of Bowles and Verna. Where he was touted as being an expert in the fields of both staffing and employment law, Craig has been quoted by a wide variety of news organizations including National Public Radio, the Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press, Staffing Industry Review and The Recorder on a wide variety of topics such as employment trends, recruiting, family businesses, the San Francisco Medical Leave law and California’s Three Strikes law.
Highly involved in the community, Craig is on the board of the Marin Economic Forum, the Leadership Council of the Boys & Girls Club of Marin and Southern Sonoma Counties and the Vice President of the executive committee for the North Bay Leadership Council. He was the Chair of the Executive Leadership Committee of the 2011 North Bay Heart Walk, and he is the past Chairman of the Marin County Workforce Investment Board. Craig is also the author of God Left Manor Farm and was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the Staffing Industry by Staffing Industry Review in 2012.
Craig has a Masters of Law degree from the University of San Diego, his Juris Doctor from Hastings College of Law, and degrees in Business Administration and Economics from California State University, Chico. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1990. Craig’s achievements are numerous and growing. North Bay Leadership Council and the North Bay are lucky to have a leader like Craig Nelson.
