In February 2019, Dave Klewan was elected Chairman of the LA Sports Council, succeeding Tony Sciarrino (2018-2019) and becoming only the sixth person to hold the title of Chair since the inception of the LA Sports Council in 1988. Klewan previously served as a Vice-Chair on the LA Sports Council’s 85-member Board. Klewan serves as General Manager of The Genesis Invitational, one of the premier events on the PGA TOUR and held at the iconic Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles.
LEARN MOREVICE CHAIR & TREASURER
Daniel M. Hartman
CEO
Hartman Media
VICE CHAIR
Robert D. Thun
Senior Vice President, Content
DIRECTV
CORPORATE SECRETARY
Daniel Finnerty
Senior VP & General Manager
Spectrum Networks
Lindsay Amstutz
Chief Media Officer
OneTeam Partners
Joshua E. Anderson
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
Dan Beckerman
President & CEO
AEG
John F. Boyle
President & CEO
Automobile Club of Southern California
Rich L. Brand
Managing Partner
Arent Fox LLP
Ed DeFraine
Vice President Food Service & On-Premise
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling
Kevin Demoff
COO & EVP of Football Operations
Los Angeles Rams
Michelle DeMott
EVP Brand & Community
Los Angeles Football Club
*Ann Meyers Drysdale
Broadcaster
ESPN
KEVIN ELLIOT
Chief Executive Officer
CODE FOUR
*Janet Evans-Wilson
Chief Athlete Officer
LA 2028
*Lisa Fernandez
Assistant Softball Coach
UCLA
Adam Freier
General Manager
LA Giltinis
Robert French
Director-Regional Sales
United Airlines
CRAIG FURST
CEO & President
AAA Flag & Banner
Daniel G. Guerrero
President
U.S. International University Sports Foundation
Russell A. Hagey
Partner & Managing Director
Bain & Company, Inc.
Michael Hatch
Executive Director
Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management
Brad Hildebrandt
Race Director
Legacy Triathlon USA
Paul Hourigan
CEO
Global Rugby Ventures
Stacy Johns
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
LAFC
Heather Brooks Karatz
EVP, Growth & Operations
United Talent Agency
Jan Karl
Vice President, Project Development,
Morley Builders
James Keston
Owner and President
Orange County Soccer Club
Kiesha nix
VP Charitable Affairs-Executive Director Lakers Youth Foundation
Los Angeles Lakers
Andrew W. Knox
Managing Director
Chelsea Partners
Dennis Kuhl
Chairman
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Craig Levra
COO
Goodwill Southern California
Erik Logan
CEO
World Surf League
Bill Shumard
Interim President and CEO
Special Olympics Southern California
Seth Makowsky
CEO
Poison Pawn
Myra Marayag
Vice President of Partnerships & Public Affairs
Los Angeles Times
Jeffrey Marks
CEO
Innovative Partnerships Group
Merryll McElwain
Senior Vice President, Senior Wealth Advisor
Wilmington Trust
Tre Menzel
Director of Sales
Southern California Google Cloud Enterprises
Marla Messing
Jim Michaelian
President & CEO
Grand Prix Association of Los Angeles
*John Moffet
President
Southern California Olympians & Paralympians Association
*John Naber
Naber & Associates
Todd Refnes
Audit Partner
KPMG LLP
Ajay Nwosu
President
Teqball USA
Rebecca O'Sullivan-Schulte
SVP & General Manager
Bally Sports West, SoCal
*Apolo Anton Ohno
Olympic Gold Medalist
Venture Capitalist
Bryan Palbaum
President & COO
Trader Joe’s Company
Gerald S. Papazian
Managing Director
Fountainhead Associates, Inc.
Thomas A. Parham, Ph.D.
President
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Joan A. Payden
President & CEO
Payden & Rygel
Richard B. Perelman
President
Perelman, Pioneer & Co.
David Pump
Co-Founder & Partner
The Pump Group, The Harole & Carole Pump Foundation
BRUCE RAMER
Partner
Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman, Inc.
MURPHY REINSCHREIBER
COO
The McCourt Foundation
RICK ROSAS
Tax Partner
Entertainment Media Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
LON ROSEN
EVP & Chief Marketing Officer
Los Angeles Dodgers
Greg Rouyer
Global Partner Lead, Broadcast
Amazon AWS
MARIA S. SALINAS
President & CEO
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
J. EUGENE SALOMON JR.
Partner
Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman, Inc.
ERIC W. SCHREINER
EVP
AECOM HUNT/AECOM TISHMAN
Justine Siegal, Ph.D.
Founder & Executive Director
Baseball For All
RENATA SIMRIL
President & CEO
LA84 Foundation
A.G SPANOS
President of Business Operations
Los Angeles Chargers
AMY K. STANTON
Founder & CEO
Stanton & Company, LLC
DANIEL R. STIMMLER
COO & VP, USC Auxillary Services
L.A. Memorial Coliseum
william e. thomson, jr.
Director
Rose Bowl Aquatics Center
melinda travis
Chief Executive Officer
Mile 44
dave tucker
Senior Director
Outlyr
ronald f. turner
Principal, Director of Sports
Gensler
julie uhrman
Founder & President
Angel City
DAVID C. ULICH
President
Foundation for Global Sports Development
Kevin Weeks
Senior Director, Business Operations
SoFi Stadium
NATALIE WHITE
Interim President & COO
LA Sparks
* Indicates board members who are Olympians and Paralympians
PAST CHAIR
Tony Sciarrino
Pacific Segment Head
JP Morgan Chase
PAST CHAIR
Alan I. Rothenberg
Chairman
1st Century Bank
PAST CHAIR
Karen Brodkin
EVP, Content Strategy & Development
Endeavor
HONORARY MEMBER
Anita L. DeFrantz
Member
International Olympic Committee
EMERITUS MEMBER
Robert S. Rollo
Heidrick & Struggles (Ret.)
EX-OFFICIO MEMBER
GENE D. BLOCK
Chancellor
UCLA
EX-OFFICIO MEMBER
RICHARD J. FOSTER
Past President
U.S. Aquatic Sports
EX-OFFICIO MEMBER
FRANKLIN R. JOHNSON
Board Member
International Tennis Federation