Matt Petersen

In June, 2017, Matt Petersen became President and CEO of the Los Angeles CleanTech Incubator (LACI) where he leads the organization and focuses his work on helping innovative green businesses grow into thriving companies that can create the jobs of the 21st Century clean energy economy. From August, 2013 to June, 2017, Petersen served as LA’s first ever Chief Sustainability Officer to develop environmental initiatives across all city departments to create healthier neighborhoods with cleaner air and water, and to play a key role in achieving Mayor Garcetti's goal of creating 20,000 new green jobs in L.A. and reducing energy use and related costs in city government.