Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Jan. 21 that his Deputy
Mayor for City Services, Doane Liu, will become Deputy Executive Director and
Chief of Staff at the Port of Los Angeles.
Liu will assume his new position on Feb. 1, but is expected
to continue helping oversee the mayor’s Office of City Services until the
transition to a new Deputy Mayor is complete. A search for his successor,
coordinated by Mayor Garcetti’s Chief of Staff is already underway, according to
the City of LA.
Liu will report directly to port Executive Director Gene
Seroka. Garcetti said he was appointing Liu to the position because of the
port’s economic importance to Los Angeles.
“The economy is my top priority and the Port of LA is our
region's leading economic driver, so it’s critical to me that we have the right
team in place to make sure it retains its number one position and grows as a
powerhouse of international trade,” Garcetti explained.
Liu, who was appointed to be one of four Deputy Mayors by
Mayor Garcetti in July 2013, lives in San Pedro, not far from the port. He was
previously Chief of Staff for Councilman Joe Buscaino, who represents the
district that includes the port, and was previously Senior Vice President of
Government Banking at JP Morgan Chase and Vice President in the Real Estate
Industries Group at Security Pacific National Bank.
“Doane Liu is one of L.A.’s most seasoned and innovative
executives, and combined with his personal connection to the port community, I
am looking forward to big things from his work there,” Garcetti said.
