Board Members
Southern California Leadership Council Board Members
2025 SCLC Co-Chairs:
Governor Gray Davis (Ret.)
37th Governor of California
Of Counsel, Loeb & Loeb
Bio
Supervisor Kathryn Barger
Board of Supervisors, Fifth District
County of Los Angeles
Bio
2025 SCLC Vice-Chairs:
Fran Inman
Senior Vice President
Majestic Realty Co.
Bio
Steven Powell
President & CEO
Southern California Edison
Bio
SCLC Board Members:
Governor Pete Wilson
36th Governor of California
Ellis George Cipollone
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
38th Governor of California
USC Schwarzenegger Institute
Bio
John Ackerman
Chief Executive Officer
Los Angeles World Airport
Bio
John Adams
Co-Regional Managing Principal, Managing Director
Gensler
Bio
Ashwin Adarkar
Managing Partner
McKinsey & Company – Southern California
Bio
William H. Ahmanson
President
The Ahmanson Foundation
Bio
Kome Ajise
Executive Director
Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)
Bio
Raul Amezcua
Senior Managing Director
Ramirez & Co.
Bio
Greg Backley
President & CEO
Automobile Club of Southern California
Bio
Mayor Karen Bass
City of Los Angeles
Bio
Stephen Cheung
President & CEO
Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC)
Bio
Andrew Clark
President, Southern California
Build Group
Bio
Dan Denham
General Manager
San Diego County Water Authority
Bio
Greg Devereaux
Managing Partner
Worthington Partners
Bio
Ron Frierson
Director, U.S. West Economic Development
Amazon
Bio
David Fleming
Director Emeritus
Southern California Leadership Council
Michelle Gaskill-Hames
Regional President, Southern California and Hawaii
Kaiser Permanente
Bio
Mayor Todd Gloria
Mayor, City of San Diego
Bio
Adrian Guerrero
Union Pacific Railroad
Bio
Supervisor Curt Hagman
Board of Supervisors, Fourth District
County of San Bernardino
Bio
Gene Hale
President & CEO
G&C Equipment Corporation
Bio
John Hawkins
Director Emeritus
Southern California Leadership Council
Stephen Hennessey
President & CEO
Pacific Maritime Association
Bio
Jeffrey Jennison
President
Watson Land Company
Bio
Lorcan Kearney
Vice President, Business Development
Webcor
Bio
Jessie Knight, Jr.
Director Emeritus
Southern California Leadership Council
Bio
Stephen Larson
Partner
Larson LLP
Bio
Randall Lewis
Executive Vice President, Director of Marketing
The Lewis Group of Companies
Bio
Dr. Eric Lucero
Lead Quantum Engineer and Site Lead
Google’s Quantum AI Campus, Santa Barbara
Bio
Greg McWilliams
Chief Policy Officer
FivePoint
Bio
Mitch Mitchell
Senior Vice President, Chief Legislative Officer
Southern California Gas Company and San Diego Gas & Electric
Bio
Steven Neal
President, Board of Harbor Commissioners
Port of Long Beach
Bio
Adán Ortega
Chair, Board of Directors
Metropolitan Water District
Bio
Supervisor V. Manuel Perez
Board of Supervisors, Fourth District
County of Riverside
Bio
George Pla
President & CEO
Cordoba Corporation
Bio
Steve PonTell
Partner
Parity Development
Bio
Janisse Quiñones
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Engineer
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Bio
Michael Ruane
President
National Community Renaissance
Bio
Martha Santana-Chin
Chief Executive Officer
L.A. Care Health Plan
Bio
Dr. Peter Slavin
President & CEO
Cedars-Sinai Health Systems
Bio
Kevin Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Arevon
Bio
Frederick Terrell
Vice Chairman, Investment Banking
Wells Fargo and Company
Bio
Trey H. Thornton III
Executive Director – Advisory – P&U
Ernst & Young LLP
Bio
Raul Vargas
Chief Executive Officer
Farmers Insurance
Bio
Mike Vomund
Vice President, Americas Products West
Chevron
Bio
Supervisor Donald Wagner
Board of Supervisors, Third District
County of Orange
Bio
Matthew Walker
President & CEO
Tejon Ranch Company
Bio
Stephanie Wiggins
Chief Executive Officer
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro)
Bio
Steve Williams
Managing Principal
SENTRE Partners
Bio
Executive Staff:
Mike Roos, President
Bio
Richard Lambros, Managing Director
Bio