Benny B. Tran

Benny B. Tran was appointed to the Board of Water and Power Commissioners by Mayor Karen Bass on November 10, 2025, and was confirmed by the Los Angeles City Council on December 3, 2025. His term ends on June 30, 2029. Tran is a strategic leader with more than 15 years of experience advancing sustainability, public policy, and major infrastructure initiatives across the U.S. and Asia.

Tran previously served as Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy at the Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC), where he was part of the founding team and helped shape the club’s business strategy, sustainability efforts, and government relations. He played a central role in the development and launch of the club’s $375 million stadium, contributing to environmental compliance and initiatives that achieved LEED Gold certification. He also partnered with LADWP on energy-efficiency design and EV-charging programs that positioned the venue as one of the City’s leading examples of sustainable sports infrastructure.

Before LAFC, Tran worked across Southeast Asia on climate and development initiatives. With the Clinton Climate Initiative, he led energy-efficiency and clean-energy programs in major cities including Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Bangkok, Manila, and Jakarta. He later advised the Asian Development Bank and World Bank on establishing Vietnam’s first Climate Innovation Center to strengthen the region’s green-technology ecosystem. Earlier in his career, he also supported public-health system strengthening as part of the Clinton Health Access Initiative.

Tran recently served as a City Commissioner for the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, contributing to governance, capital planning, and community-access priorities. He is also a board member of Food Access Los Angeles, a Fulbright Scholar, and a CASA Fellow.

He holds a Master’s in Public and International Affairs from Princeton University and a Bachelor of Arts in Middle Eastern Studies from Emory University.