CHAIRMAN: DAVE KLEWAN

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.

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OFFICERS

VICE CHAIR & TREASURER

Daniel M. Hartman

CEO

Hartman Media Consultants

VICE CHAIR

Robert D. Thun

Chief Content Officer

AT&T Entertainment Group

CORPORATE SECRETARY

Daniel Finnerty

Senior VP & General Manager

Spectrum Sports Networks

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

Vice President and Executive Board Member

International Olympic Committee

EMERITUS MEMBER

Robert S. Rollo

Heidrick & Struggles (Ret.)

DIRECTORS

Lindsay Amstutz

Chief Media Officer

OneTeam Partners

Joshua E. Anderson

Partner

Sidley Austin LLP 

Dan Beckerman

President & CEO

AEG

Ty Bland

Executive - Global Government Affairs

Creative Arts Agency

John F. Boyle

President & CEO

Automobile Club of Southern California

Rich L. Brand

Managing Partner

Arent Fox LLP

Ryan Choura

Founder & CEO

Choura Events

Fred Claire

Board of Directors

Rose Bowl Operating Company

Richard Corgel

Managing Member

Cross-Current Consulting, LLC

Ed DeFraine

Vice President Food Service & On-Premise

Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling 

Kevin Demoff

COO & EVP of Football Operations

Los Angeles Rams

Michelle DeMott

Southwest Regional Marketing Manager

CLIF Bar & Company

*Ann Meyers Drysdale

Broadcaster

ESPN

*Janet Evans-Wilson

Chief Athlete Officer

LA 2028

Dennis A. Farrell

Commissioner

Big West Conference

*Lisa Fernandez

Assistant Softball Coach

UCLA

Robert French

Director-Regional Sales

United Airlines

Daniel G. Guerrero

President

U.S. International University Sports Foundation

Russell A. Hagey

Partner & Managing Director

Bain & Company, Inc.

Michael Hatch

Executive Director, Private Wealth Advisor

Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management

Brad Hildebrandt

Race Director

Legacy Triathlon USA Triathlon

Paul Hourigan

CEO

Global Rugby Ventures

Stacy Johns

EVP & Chief Financial Officer

LAFC

Heather Brooks Karatz

EVP, Growth & Operations

United Talent Agency

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

Calvin Lyons

President & 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

Tre Menzel

Director of Sales

Southern California Google Cloud Enterprises

Marla Messing

Interim CEO

National Women's Soccer League

Jim Michaelian

President & CEO

Grand Prix Association of Los Angeles

*John Moffet

President

Southern California Olympians & Paralympians Association

Robert F. Murray

EVP & General Manager

Anaheim Ducks

*John Naber

Naber & Associates

Thomas G. Nussbaum

Audit Partner

KPMG LLP  

*Apolo Anton Ohno

Olympic Gold Medalist

Venture Capitalist

Bryan Palbaum

President & COO

Trader Joe’s Company

Gerald S. Papazian

Managing Director

Fountainhead Associates, Inc.  

Joan A. Payden

President & CEO

Payden & Rygel

Greg Rouyer

Global Partner Lead, Broadcast

Amazon AWS

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

MARIA S. SALINAS

President & CEO

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

J. EUGENE SALOMON JR.

Partner

Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman, Inc.

CRAIG FURST

CEO & President

AAA Flag & Banner

KEVIN ELLIOT

Chief Executive Officer

CODE FOUR

ERIC W. SCHREINER

Executive Vice President

AECOM HUNT/AECOM TISHMAN

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

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

NATALIE WHITE

Interim President & COO

LA Sparks

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