Eli Lipmen (he/him) is the Executive Director for Move LA, a coalition-building nonprofit that led the campaign for transformative public transit and affordable housing funds in Los Angeles County. Eli is an award-winning advocate who has led campaigns at the local, state, and federal campaigns to build affordable housing (Measure A), fund public transit operations (Measure R & M), create safer streets (Measure HLA), address climate change, and clean California’s toxic air. He is also a lead in the Public Bank LA coalition working to establish a city-owned public bank in Los Angeles. Eli served as president of the City of LA’s Neighborhood Council Commission for an unprecedented three terms and has been honored by the TransitCenter and Empowerment Congress for his work in advancing transit and housing justice in Los Angeles.

Eli graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communications, the London School of Economics & Political Science, and the Coro Lead SoCal program.