Matt Petersen

Matt Petersen

Member since January 2020

Born: Sonora, Calif.

 

Representing

City of Los Angeles

 

Current committee appointments:
Chair - Subcommittee on Long-Term Regional Planning Processes and Business Modeling

Member − Engineering, Operations, and Technology Committee; Finance, Affordability, Asset Management and Efficiency Committee

Professional and community activities:
Matt Petersen is the president and chief executive officer of Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, which creates an inclusive green economy through incubating startups.

 

Before joining LACI in 2017, Petersen served as the city of Los Angeles' first chief sustainability officer, a position appointed by Mayor Eric Garcetti. In that role, Petersen was the chief architect of the groundbreaking Sustainable City pLAn, helping Los Angeles become a leader in electric vehicles, solar, and water conservation. He also helped create and currently serves as board chair of the Climate Mayors program, bringing nearly 500 mayors together from across the nation to collaborate on climate change. Petersen served as president and chief executive officer of Global Green USA, an affiliate of Green Cross International.

 

Petersen serves on the boards of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles, Center for Environmental Health, and the Sir Edmund Hilary Institute for International Leadership. Petersen also created Citizen E and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Pacific Council on International Policy, and the LA Sustainability Leadership Council. He and his son reside in Santa Monica.