Southern California Leadership Council

Who We Are

The Southern California Leadership Council is a business-led-and-sponsored public policy partnership for the Southern California region. The Council provides proactive leadership for a strong economy, a vital business environment and a better quality of life for everyone who lives here.

charter members

2011 Co-Chair
Gray Davis, 37th Governor of California
Loeb & Loeb

2011 Co-Chair
Jessie Knight, Jr.
Chairman & CEO, San Diego Gas & Electric

Dougall Agan
Principal, Southern California Logistical Airport

Michael W. Allman
President & CEO, Southern California Gas Company

Donna Andrews
President, Lee Andrews Group, Inc.

George Argyros
Chairman & CEO, Arnel & Affiliates

Jack Baylis
Executive Vice President, Global Water, AECOM

Janice Bryant Howroyd
President & CEO, ACT • 1 Group

Bruce Choate
President & CEO, Watson Land Company

Joe Drew
Senior Vice President, Tejon Ranch

John Fielder
President, Southern California Edison

David Fleming
Chairman, Valley Economic Alliance

John Foley
Chairman, Board of Directors, Metropolitan Water District

John Hawkins
President & CEO, Cloud 9 Shuttle, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce

Robert Hertzberg
Past Chair, LAEDC

Hasan Ikhrata
Executive Director, Southern California Association of Governments

Janet Lamkin
California State President, Bank of America

Randall Lewis
Executive VP and Director of Marketing, Lewis Group of Companies

Kenneth McNeely
President, External Affairs, AT&T – California

Greg McWilliams
President, Newhall Land

John Meza
Second President, Pechanga Development Corporation

Chet Pipkin
Chairman & Founder, Belkin International, Inc.

Henry Segerstrom
Managing Partner, C. J. Segerstrom & Sons

Dominick M. Servedio, P.E.,
Chairman & CEO, STV Group, Inc.

Sandor Shapery
Principal, Shapery Enterprises

Robert Sprowls
President & CEO, Golden State Water Company

Nick Sramek
Commission President, Port of Long Beach

James Thomas
President & CEO, Thomas Properties Group, Inc.

Robert Wolf
President & Chairman, Inland Empire Transportation Coalition

EX-OFFICIO

Governor Gray Davis
Governor George Deukmejian
Governor Pete Wilson