BizFed Institute Board

The BFI Board is comprised of experts from business, nonprofit, education, and labor.

BizFed Institute Officers

Kevin Klowden​

Chair

Chief Global Strategist

Milken Institute

Rex Knowles

Vice Chair

Director, External Affairs

Verizon

Robert Sausedo

Secretary

President & CEO

Community Build Inc

Karin Longhurst

Co-Treasurer

Senior Vice President

Graystone Consulting / Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management

Mark Guillen

Co-Treasurer

Manager of Public Affair

Crown Castle

Dulce Vasquez

Program Committee Co-Chair

Director of Strategic Partnerships

Arizona State University

Doran J. Barnes

Program Committee Co-Chair

Executive Director

Foothill Transit

Lawrence Gustafson

Program Committee Co-Chair

Sr. Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations

Think Together

David Fleming

Founding Chair

BizFed Founding Chair

Senior Advisor to Senator Bob Hertzberg

Tracy Hernandez

Founding CEO

BizFed Founding CEO, President

IMPOWER, Inc.

Kevin G. Harbour Sr.

President
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BFI Board Members

Denis Obiang

Board Member

Director of Power System Planning

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

Dr. Noel Hacegaba

Board Member

Chief Operations Officer

Port of Long Beach

Gregory S. Bielli

President & CEO

Tejon Ranch Co.

Andy Carrasco

Vice President of Strategy and Engagement and Chief Environmental Officer

Southern California Gas Company

Jenny Dudikoff

Public Relations Professional

KP Public Affairs

Garret Gin

Senior Vice President, Global Marketing & Corporate Affairs

Bank of America

Adel Hagekhalil

General Manager and CEO

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Jennifer Hernandez

Partner

Holland & Knight

Trini Jimenez

Vice President of Public Affairs

Watson Land Company

Maria Mehranian

Managing Partner

Cordoba Corporation

Lee Odell

Chief Operating Officer

ATEC Systems LLC

Whitney O’Neill

Vice President, Government Affairs

Charter Communications

Tigran Patpatyan

Vice President

San Fernando Valley Commercial Banking, MUFG Union Bank

Steve PonTell

CEO

National Community Renaissance

Stephen Sachs

CEO

Sachs Management

Ali Sahabi

Chief Financial Officer

Optimum Seismic

Patty Senecal

Manager of Southern California

Western States Petroleum Association

Quentin D Strode

President and CEO

Vermont Slauson Economic

Jon Switalski

Executive Director

Rebuild SoCal Partnership

Alene Taber

Counsel

Hanson Bridgett LLP

Dr. Chris Thornberg

Founder

Beacon Economics LLC

Mark Wilbur

Chief Executive Officer

Employers Group

Ella Williams

Chief Executive Office

Aegir Systems , Inc.

Jennifer Zellet

President

Antelope Valley College

Dr. Eric Bullard

Board Member

Dean

UCLA Extenstion

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BFI Advisory Board Members

Gilbert Ivey

Former CAO

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Adi Liberman

President

Environmental Outreach Strategies

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The BFI Board is comprised of experts from business, nonprofit, education, and labor.

BFI Board Officers


Chair: Kevin Klowden, Chief Global Strategist, Milken Institute

Vice Chair: Rex Knowles, Director, External Affairs, Verizon

Secretary: Robert Sausedo, President & CEO, Community Build Inc

Co-Treasurer: Karin Longhurst, Senior Vice President, Graystone Consulting / Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management

Co-Treasurer: Mark Guillen, Manager of Public Affair, Crown Castle

Program Committee Co-Chair: Matt Klink, Klink Campaigns

Program Committee Co-Chair: Dulce Vasquez, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Arizona State University

Program Committee Co-Chair: Doran J. Barnes, Executive Director, Foothill Transit

Program Committee Co-Chair: Lawrence Gustafson, Sr. Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, Think Together

Founding Chair: David Fleming, BizFed Founding Chair, Senior Advisor to Senator Bob Hertzberg
Founding CEO: Tracy Hernandez, BizFed Founding CEO, President, IMPOWER, Inc.
President: Kevin G. Harbour, Sr.

BFI Board Members


Gregory S. Bielli, President & CEO, Tejon Ranch Co.

Andy Carrasco, Vice President of Strategy and Engagement and Chief Environmental Officer, Southern California Gas Company


Jenny Dudikoff
, Public Relations Professional, KP Public Affairs


Garret Gin
, Senior Vice President, Global Marketing & Corporate Affairs, Bank of America


Adel Hagekhalil, General Manager and CEO, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California


Jennifer Hernandez, Partner, Holland & Knight


Trini Jimenez, Vice President of Public Affairs, Watson Land Company


Craig Kessler, Director – Public Affairs, Southern California Golf Association


Stella Li, President, BYD


Maria Mehranian, Managing Partner, Cordoba Corporation


Lee Odell, Chief Operating Officer, ATEC Systems LLC


Whitney O’Neill, Vice President, Government Affairs, Charter Communications


Tigran Patpatyan, Vice President, San Fernando Valley Commercial Banking, MUFG Union Bank


Steve PonTell, CEO, National Community Renaissance


Stephen Sachs, CEO, Sachs Management


Ali Sahabi, Chief Financial Officer, Optimum Seismic


Patty Senecal, Manager of Southern California, Western States Petroleum Association


Quentin D Strode
, President and CEO, Vermont Slauson Economic


Jon Switalski
, Executive Director, Rebuild SoCal Partnership

Alene Taber, Counsel, Hanson Bridgett LLP


Dr. Chris Thornberg, Founder, Beacon Economics LLC


Mark Wilbur, Chief Executive Officer, Employers Group


Ella Williams, Chief Executive Officer, Aegir Systems, Inc.


BFI Advisory Board Members


Gilbert Ivey, Former CAO, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

 

Adi Liberman, President, Environmental Outreach Strategies


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