Austin Beutner serves as First Deputy Mayor and Chief Executive for Economic and Business Policy for the City of Los Angeles.

In his role as First Deputy Mayor, Beutner oversees 13 City Departments ranging from Planning and Building and Safety to Housing and Homeless. He also has responsibility for the Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles World Airports (LAX, Ontario, and Van Nuys), and the Department of Water and Power, which is the largest municipally-owned utility in the U.S. These 13 Departments have revenues of approximately $8 billion, and employ 17,000 people.

Beutner’s responsibilities include working with the Departments to help them provide a better level of service (at a lower cost) to their customers, including businesses and taxpayers alike; developing and implementing policy reform to foster a better regulatory and economic environment in Los Angeles; and communicating with civic groups, business, and labor leaders.

Beutner currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the California Institute of the Arts; Chairman of the Board for The Broad Stage in Santa Monica; Chairman of the Board of the California Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports; and as Co-Chairman of the CalArts Community Arts Partnership. He is also Founder and Chairman of the Mammoth Mountain Community Foundation. He is a board member of Carlthorp School, and is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.