Anne Baldwin Gust Brown (born March 15, 1958) is an American business executive who was the First Lady of California from 2011 to 2019. She is married to former

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. Her career positions include executive vice president for the clothing retailer

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and a director of the fast food chain, Jack in the Box, Inc.

Early life and education

Gust was born on March 15, 1958, in

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, to Rockwell T. "Rocky" Gust, Jr. and Anne Baldwin Gust. She graduated at the top of her class in high school, and attended

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, where she graduated with a degree in political science. After graduation, she returned to Michigan to attend the

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Career

After becoming a lawyer, Gust joined clothing retailer Gap Inc. in 1991. She was senior vice president and general counsel from 1994 to 1998, executive vice president of human resources, legal and corporate administration from 1998 to 1999, executive vice president of human resources, legal, global compliance and corporate administration of Gap Inc. from 1999 to 2000, chief compliance officer from 1998 to May 13, 2005, and chief administrative officer and executive vice president from March 2000 to May 13, 2005. Gust served as a director of Jack in the Box Inc. from January 1, 2003, to February 10, 2010.

Personal life

Gust met

in 1990 at a party, while he was serving as the chairman of the

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. She married him in 2005. Gust has been noted for her political influence on the Governor during his time in office.

References

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