Eric Garcetti

Eric Garcetti served as the 42nd Mayor of Los Angeles from 2013 to 2022, leading major infrastructure and policy initiatives including a $120 billion infrastructure plan, a $15 minimum wage, and environmental initiatives. Before that, he was president of the Los Angeles City Council from 2006 to 2012, representing the 13th District. He subsequently served as United States Ambassador to India from May 2023 to January 2025. A Rhodes Scholar who studied at Oxford and the London School of Economics, he previously taught at Occidental College and USC. He is a U.S.