Department Commission

Photo of CTD Board of Commissioners The Los Angeles Convention and Tourism Development Board of Commissioners is composed of five members appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council.

The Board of Commissioners is responsible for: 1) advising the Mayor and City Council on tourism, marketing the City, and Convention Center business and operations; 2) directing the Executive Director and overseeing contracts with the private operator and convention and visitor's bureau; 3) advising on matters related to developing a strategic plan for tourism and hotel development; and 4) providing recommendations on rates.

The Board meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month at 9:00am at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Meetings Calendar

Meeting Agendas and Minutes

Jon F. Vein, President

Jon Vein is an entrepreneur, civic leader and philanthropist. Jon co-founded and served as the CEO of MarketShare, a leading cloud-based, big data marketing analytics and software company. With eight offices around the world, MarketShare had a significant impact on allocating over $200 billion in marketing investments for more than half of the Fortune 50 companies. In 2016, after MarketShare was acquired by Neustar, Mr. Vein moved on to pursue other endeavors in the public and private sectors. In 2016 and 2017, Jon was recognized as one of the 500 Most Influential People in Los Angeles by The Los Angeles Business Journal, and he was a winner of the 2016 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Prior to MarketShare, Jon served as Chief Operating Officer of Michael Ovitz's AMG (Artists Management Group) and APG (Artists Production Group), overseeing all divisions, including talent, animation, sports, music, publishing and feature film production. Before joining AMG/APG, he was Chief Operating Officer of Film Roman, the premier independent animation production company in the United States.

An Emmy Award winner, Jon produced many film and television projects, including King of the Hill, The Simpsons, and the acclaimed Swimming with Sharks. Jon started his entertainment career as a founding partner of noted entertainment law firm Dern & Vein.

Jon serves on the boards of many other organizations, including the US Fund for UNICEF’s Southern California Region, the California Science Center and the California Cultural and Historic Endowment. Jon graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a B.S., double-majoring in Material Sciences and Engineering and Electrical Engineering-Computer Science with high honors, and received his J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School.

Otto Padron

Otto Padron is President and COO of Meruelo Media Holding, LLC based in Los Angeles, California. His wide experience, leadership and vision was instrumental in the ratings and financial turnaround of this iconic broadcast TV station, KWHY 22 (Canal 22) as well as the station’s successful alignment to the Spanish language network, MundoFOX in August 2012. Before joining the Meruelo Media team, Commissioner Padron founded OTV Creative offering production, operation and general consulting services in the areas of entertainment, intellectual property content creation and broadcast management.

As the only executive to have successfully headed programming for both major US Spanish language networks, Univision and Telemundo, Commissioner Padron brings an experienced perspective and matchless insight into the Hispanic viewer profile, content and cultural preferences. Commissioner Padron is a graduate of Florida International University’s Chapman School of Business, a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Reserve, and an Iraq combat veteran.

Stella T. Maloyan

Stella T. Maloyan is the Development Director at LAANE, a strategic advocacy organization in Los Angeles. She has overseen the organization’s private fundraising program since 2002. Her contributions to LAANE include the creation of a highly effective Advisory Board, whose 27 members actively and generously help raise LAANE’s Fundraising capacity and profile locally and nationally.

Ms. Maloyan has also created two annual marquee events for LAANE: the City of Justice Awards Dinner, which is the signature political-labor dinner in Los Angeles, bringing together 1000 attendees from environmental, labor, political and entertainment sectors honoring national leaders for their commitment to economic justice; and Women For A New Los Angeles, the premier women’s leadership gathering with over 700 attendees addressing women’s empowerment issues, and honoring amazing female game changers from various sectors.

She has also created a comprehensive entertainment strategy for LAANE, outreaching to the progressive entertainment sector and creating collaborative projects. One such project is Small Talk Big Change, which is a young Hollywood event, bringing activists and young executives to the LAANE family.

Ms. Maloyan has a Master’s degree in Public Administration, a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, and holds certification in Advanced Fundraising and Strategic Planning. Ms. Maloyan was appointed to the Los Angeles Convention and Tourism Development Board in 2015 by City of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.

She has been a past board member at many organizations, including AGBU, a global humanitarian organization; Program For Tortured Victims; and the Getty House Foundation. She is fluent in Armenian and Farsi.

David W. Stone

David Stone is a partner at WME IMG. He started his career in the mailroom at United Talent Agency before joining the William Morris Agency prior to the merger with Endeavor. Today his clients include some of the preeminent writers, creators, performers and producers in the world of entertainment with a focus on the television business.

David grew up in Pasadena, California and attended Wesleyan University where he double majored in English Literature and Film Studies. He was also the Chair of the Student Judicial Board and the Captain of the Men’s Soccer Team. David later received his MFA from the University of Southern California, Peter Stark Producers Program in the Film School. Prior to starting in the agency business, David interned at both CNN and the Sundance Institute and worked in the independent film production world.

David is currently serving on the Wesleyan University President’s Advisory Council and served a full term on the Polytechnic School Alumni Board. He was honored by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society as the LLS 2016 Man of the Year for the Los Angeles Chapter. David also recently returned to the University of Southern California to teach a class for the Peter Stark Producers Program.

He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Natalie and his daughter Ella Mary.