ABOUT The Southern California Business Report
The Southern California Business Report is a program dedicated to highlighting successful businesses and the people behind them in Southern California and beyond. Businesses featured include all sectors of our economy, including: food, entertainment, automotive, public policy, transportation, healthcare, technology, and much more!
Yvette Walker interviews the incredible people behind these businesses that range from awe-inspiring sole proprietors to world-renowned organizations.
The Southern California Business Report was launched in November of 2020 to focus on and elevate the voices of those dedicated to solutions, opportunities, and success.
The Southern California Business Report, with a broad-coverage arear and access to millions of Southern Californians, can be heard “live” on ABC News & Talk and viewed on TV anywhere in the world. View online with the click of a button. Download the app today for HD quality on your phone and devices.
ABOUT Dr. Lanhee Chen – David and Diane Steffy Fellow in American Public Policy Studies
Lanhee J. Chen, Ph.D. is the David and Diane Steffy Fellow in American Public Policy Studies at the Hoover Institution and Director of Domestic Policy Studies and Lecturer in the Public Policy Program at Stanford University.
A veteran of several high-profile political campaigns and himself a candidate for statewide office in California, Chen has worked in politics, government, business, and academia.
Chen was a candidate for California State Controller in 2022. He earned more votes than any other Republican candidate in the country in the general election and won endorsements from every major newspaper in the state.
Chen has advised numerous major campaigns, including four presidential efforts. In 2012, he was policy director of the Romney-Ryan campaign, and served as Governor Mitt Romney’s chief policy adviser, a senior strategist on the campaign, and the person responsible for developing the campaign’s domestic and foreign policy.
In addition to his academic appointments, Chen is a Partner at the Brunswick Group, a global business advisory firm, and a member of the Board of Directors at El Camino Health in Northern California.
From 2014 to 2018, Chen served as a presidentially-appointed and Senate-confirmed member of the Social Security Advisory Board—an independent, bipartisan panel that advises the president, Congress, and the Commissioner of Social Security on matters related to the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs. He also served in the George W. Bush Administration as a senior official at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Chen earned his Ph.D. and A.M. in Political Science from Harvard University; his J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School; and his A.B. magna cum laude in Government from Harvard College.
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