Kalb holds a B.S. in conservation of natural resources from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.P.A. in public administration and nonprofit management from the University of San Francisco.

From 2003 to 2012, he was the California policy director for the Union of Concerned Scientists, a nonprofit organization that advocates science-informed policy solutions. His professional experience also includes work as a chapter director for the environmental nonprofit Sierra Club and as a staff member at California Common Cause, the state office of a national nonprofit that advocates citizen empowerment and government accountability.

As of his run for re-election in 2016, Kalb represented Oakland on StopWaste, an Alameda County waste reduction agency, and the League of California Cities, an association of municipal officials that advocates for California cities at the state and federal levels. He was also a member of the Alameda County Transportation Commission and the Metropolitan Greater Oakland Democratic Club's board of directors. He previously served as president of the League of Conservation Voters of the East Bay, vice president of the Metropolitan Greater Oakland Democratic Club, and a member of the board of directors of the East Bay Jewish Community Relations Council.

The East Bay Express named Kalb the East Bay's Best Good-Government Politician in 2014. In 2015, he was named Outstanding Local Elected Official by the California Public Library Advocates.

• MPA, Public Administration, University of San Francisco, 1985-1988
• BS, Conservation of Natural Resources, University of California at Berkeley, 1980-1982
• Attended, Environmental Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1977-1979

• MPA, Public Administration, University of San Francisco, 1985-1988
• BS, Conservation of Natural Resources, University of California at Berkeley, 1980-1982
• Attended, Environmental Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1977-1979
• Senior Management Associate/Assistant Director, City College of San Francisco, 1994-2000
• Program Director, Media Alliance, 1989-1993
• Field Director, California Common Cause, 1984-1988

• MPA, Public Administration, University of San Francisco, 1985-1988
• BS, Conservation of Natural Resources, University of California at Berkeley, 1980-1982
• Attended, Environmental Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1977-1979
• Senior Management Associate/Assistant Director, City College of San Francisco, 1994-2000
• Program Director, Media Alliance, 1989-1993
• Field Director, California Common Cause, 1984-1988
• Council Member, City of Oakland, California, District 1, 2013-present
• Member, Alameda County Transportation Commission, present
• Candidate, California State Assembly, District 15, 2018

• MPA, Public Administration, University of San Francisco, 1985-1988
• BS, Conservation of Natural Resources, University of California at Berkeley, 1980-1982
• Attended, Environmental Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1977-1979
• Senior Management Associate/Assistant Director, City College of San Francisco, 1994-2000
• Program Director, Media Alliance, 1989-1993
• Field Director, California Common Cause, 1984-1988
• Council Member, City of Oakland, California, District 1, 2013-present
• Member, Alameda County Transportation Commission, present
• Candidate, California State Assembly, District 15, 2018
• Vice Chair, East Bay Community Energy Authority, present
• Member, League of California Cities Board of Directors, present
• Representative, StopWaste Board of Directors, present
• Volunteer, Rebuilding Together
• Member, Jewish Community Relations Council Board, 2000-2013
• President, League of Conservation Voters of the East Bay, 2009-2012
• Policy Director, Union of Concerned Scientists, 2003-2012
• Member, Youth Leadership and Community Safety Strategic Planning Task Force, 2012
• Chapter Director, Sierra Club, 2000-2003
• Former President, Raoul Wallenberg Jewish Democratic Club, 1991-1993
• Organizer, California League of Conservation Voters, 1984
• Organizer, CalPIRG/MassPIRG, 1982-1983