Los Angeles Business Journal 2022 LA500

Each year, the Los Angles Business Journal publishes its LA500, a list of the most influential people in Los Angeles. LAEDC is proud of our members who have been honored for their thought leadership and hard work.  We value all our members as we work to build a more equitable, sustainable and resilient economy. 

We are also proud to congratulate Bill Allen, President and CEO of LAEDC, on appearing on the list for his 7th year in a row. 

• ArtCenter College of Design  
  • Karen Hofman, Chief Executive & President-Designate 

• Alston & Bird 
  • Yuri Mikulka, Partner 

• Amgen 
  • Robert Bradway, Chairman & Chief Executive 

• Bank of America  
  • Raul A Anaya, President, Greater Los Angeles 
  • Nikki Katz, Head of Digital 

• Biocom 
  • Stephanie Hsieh, Executive Director 

• Caruso 
  • Rick Caruso, Founder, Chief Executive 

• California State Polytechnic University – Pomona  
  • Soraya Coley, President,  

• California State University – Northridge  
  • Erika Beck, President 
  • Chandra Subramaniam, Dean, David Nazarian College of Business and Economics 

• California State University – Long Beach 
  • Jane Close Conoley, President 

• California State University – Los Angeles 
  • William Covino, President 

• Capital Group  
  • Timothy Armour, Chief Executive and Chairman 

• CBRE Group Inc. 
  • Lewis Horne, President 
  • Todd Doney, Vice Chairman 

• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 
  • Thomas Priselac, Chief Executive and President 
  • Vera Guerin, Former Chairwoman, Cedars-Sinai Board of Directors 

• City National Bank 
  • Kelly Coffey, Chief Executive 

• County of Los Angeles 
  • Fesia Davenport, Chief Executive 

• Deloitte 
  • Terry Feit, Los Angeles Managing Partner 

• East West Bank  
  • Dominic Ng, Chief Executive & Chairman,  

• Ernst & Young 
  • Andy Park, Managing Partner, Greater Los Angeles 

• Gensler  
  • Andy Cohen, Co-Chief Executive 
  • Jill Wittnebel, Managing Director, Los Angeles,  

• Greenberg Traurig 
  • Matthew Rosengart, Shareholder

• Hackman Capital Partners 
  • Michael Hackman, Founder, Chief Executive 

• JP Morgan 
  • Oliver de Givenchy, Regional Managing Director, 
  • Bob Graziano, Vice Chair, J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Chairman, Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission.  
  • David Shaheen, Head of West Region for Corporate Client Banking & Entertainment Industries  
  • Tony Sciarrino, Head of Middle Market Banking, Pacific Segment  
  • Betty Uribe, Managing Director & Consume Bank Divisional Director – California Division 

• Kaiser Permanente  
  • Julie Miller-Phipps, President, Kaiser Permanente Southern California Region, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospital 

• KPMG 
  • Michelle Wroan, Managing Partner, Los Angeles 

• Los Angeles Community College District  
  • Francisco Rodriguez, Chancellor 

• Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority  
  • Stephanie Wiggins, Chief Executive,  

• Los Angeles Department of Water and Power 
  • Martin Adams, General Manager & Chief Engineer 

• Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board  
  • Adam Burke, Chief Executive Officer & President  

• Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce 
  • Maria Salinas, Chief Executive

• Los Angeles Rams 
  • Stan Kroenke, Owner 
  • Les Snead, General Manager 
  • Kevin Demoff, Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President of Football Operations 

• Loyola Marymount University  
  • Timothy Law Synder, President  
  • Dayle Smith, Dean, College of Business Administration 

• NBCUniversal 
  • Jeff Shell, Chief Executive 

• O’Melveny
  • Apalla Chopra, Partner, Co-chairwoman of Litigation Department & Co-chairwoman of Labor & Employment Practice 
  • Daniel Petrocelli, Partner 

• Paramount Pictures 
  • Brian Robbins, Chief Executive 
  • David Nevins, Chairman & Chief Executive, Paramount Premium Group, Chief Creative Officer, Paramount+ 
  • Tom Ryan, President & Chief Executive, Streaming Paramount Global 

• Port of Long Beach  
  • Mario Cordero, Executive Director 

• Port of Los Angeles  
  • Gene Seroka, Executive Director,  

• PwC 
  • Stefanie Kane, Southwest Region Managing Partner 

• RSM 
  • Leslie Stackpole, Los Angeles Managing Partner

• Skanska 
  • Clare De Briere, Executive Vice President 

• Southern California Edison 
  • Steve D. Powell, President and Chief Executive 

• Southern California Gas Co. 
  • Scott Dury, Chief Executive 

• Strook & Strook & Lavan 
  • Julia Strickland, Partner

• UCLA  
  • Gene Block, Chancellor 
  • Antonio Bernardo, Dean & John E. Anderson Chair, UCLA Anderson School of Management 
  • Martin Jarmond, Director of Athletics 

• UCLA Health 
  • Johnese Spisso, President, UCLA Health, Chief Executive, UCLA Hospital System, Associate Vice Chancellor, UCLA Health Services 
  • John Mazziotta, Vice-Chancellor, UCLA Health Science, Chief Executive, UCLA Health. 

• Union Bank 
  • Greg Seibly, President & Head of Regional Banking

• University of Southern California  
  • Carol Folt, President 
  • Elizebeth Daley, Dean, School of Cinematic Arts
  • Geoffrey Garret, Dean, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
  • Yannis Yortsos, Dean, Viterbi School of Engineering
  • Rodney Hanners, Chief Executive Keck Medicine of USC
  • Mike Bohn, Director of Athletics 

• U.S. Bank 
  • Rudy Medina, President, Southern California Market, (out-going-board chair) 

• Warner Bros. Discovery 
  • David Zaslav, President & Chief Executive 

• Wells Fargo & Co.  
  • Stender Sweeney II, Executive Vice President & Division Executive, Commercial Banking 

The full LA 500 list is available at LABJ’s website. 

Please contact Melissa Kham, LAEDC’s VP of Strategic Relations, if you are interested in working shoulder to shoulder with these and other leaders in LA to advance our mission.  Together we collaborate to reinvent our economy to advance growth and prosperity for all.