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Jonathan Alcorn photo from June event at home of Tony Pritzker.
You might remember my posts back in June on a new leadership gathering of civic activists, power players and others at the Tony Pritzker home above Beverly Hills. The event was well attended and generated a fair bit of buzz. Now it's going public with an October 19 event at LACMA's Bing Theatre called the Future of Cities: Leading in LA summit event, "to make civic leadership a top priority for LA." Admission starts at $100. From the invitations going out:
You are on our list for next month's Future of Cities summit because you are a recognized leader who can play an integral role in transforming the landscape of LA for the next 20 years.Just like restauranteur & health advocate Bill Chait, who is championing healthy food and a healthy workforce;
And media & civic leader Monica Lozano, who is working to expand Latino civic participation;
Just like The Advancement Project's John Kim, who won’t stop until LA is caring, inclusive, and just;
And KCRW's Madeleine Brand, who is moving LA’s big questions from drive time to prime time;
Alongside LACMA's Michael Govan, who is re-imagining the place of art in LA.
I'm also hearing there is going to be a conversation with Casey Wasserman about the 2024 Olympics, philanthropy in LA and other issues. Here's the Future of Cities: Leading in LA website and a glimpse at the group's current list of supporters.
In addition to our hosts, venerable LA institutions LACMA and Los Angeles magazine, we are honored to have a growing list of Co-Chairs, including:ABC7
The David Bohnett Foundation
California Community Foundation
The California Endowment
Disney-ABC Television Group
Jewish Community Foundation
The John S. & James L. Knight Foundation
Ambassador Michael Lawson & Mattie McFadden-Lawson
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
New Economy Campaigns
Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation
The Honorable Zev Yaroslavsky
We are excited to announce our Leading in LA partners:Community Partners
Compiler.LA
Huntington-USC Institute on California & the West
Jewish Journal
KCRW
KCET
LA Conservancy
Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
L.A. Works
MIT Media Lab
The Municipal Art Society of New York
Southern California Grantmakers
Zócalo Public Square
We are also thrilled to introduce the first members of our committee, Stewards of Los Angeles, representing some of LA's most dynamic and promising new leaders:Steve Kay, Dean, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences*
Jeff Berris, Pershing Square Renew, Inc.
Jill Black, The Stanley and Joyce Black Family Foundation
Mara Brock-Akil, Screenwriter & Producer
Michael Collins, Coldwell Banker, Beverly Hills
Creative Artists Agency
Leslie Gilbert-Lurie, Author; Founder, Alliance for Children’s Rights
Xavier Gutierrez, President & CIO, Meruelo Investment Partners
Alan Hoffman, Executive Vice President, Herbalife
Matt Johnson, Managing Partner, Ziffren Brittenham LLP
Mitch Kamin, Covington & Burling LLP
Dr. Harold Karpman, Board of Los Angeles Opera
Laura Karpman, Composer
Eric Kranzler, Producer & Founder, Management 360
Tony Krantz, Producer and Director, Flame Ventures
Mia Lehrer FASLA, Urbanist, Studio MLA
Jaime Lee, Chief Executive, Jamison Services
Shawn Landres, Impact Hub LA / UCLA Luskin
Nigel Meiojas, Talent Agent, United Talent Agency
Marc Mitchell, Co-Founder & CEO, Lootsie
Dr. Sharon S. Nazarian, President, Y&S Nazarian Family Foundation & Founder, UCLA Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
Mitchell Schwartz
Robert Schwartz, Irell and Manella, LLC
Ralphs Supermarkets
Chris Silbermann, Partner, ICM Partners
Sisters of Los Angeles
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Peter J. Taylor, President, ECMC Foundation
Brinley and Jason Turner, Founders, Bowling Green Holdings
Turf Terminators
Aaron Walton, Partner, Walton Isaacson
Daniel Weiss, Managing Partner, Angeleno Group
Shelley Zalis, Chairwoman, TFQ Ventures, & Founder, The Girls' Lounge
