EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT, OCVIBE
WHY: Former Irvine Co. exec oversees $4B mixed-use project in Anaheim’s Platinum Triangle, known as OCVibe. Aims to be sustainable, mixed-use, live entertainment district, 95 acres in size, anchored by Honda Center.
IN THE NEWS: Helping Henry and Susan Samueli “create a magnet” so people stay in OC rather than leave for other metro areas and to build OC’s base of high-paying jobs.
NOTABLE: 20-year career as a real estate developer. Former mayor of Santa Ana for eight years. Serves as chair of Hoag’s board of directors.