Austin Beutner

Austin Beutner
Beutner in 2020
Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District
In office
May 1, 2018 – June 30, 2021
Preceded byMichelle King
Vivian Ekchian (interim)
Succeeded byMegan K. Reilly (interim)
Alberto M. Carvalho
1st Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles
In office
January 11, 2010 – July 1, 2013
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice Abolished
Personal details
Born
Austin Michael Beutner

(1960-04-08) April 8, 1960 (age 64)
New York, US
SpouseVirginia Woltz Beutner
Children4
EducationDartmouth College (B.A.)
OccupationInvestment banker, publisher, businessman

Austin Michael Beutner (born April 8, 1960) is an American businessman who served as Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent from May 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021. He previously served as the first deputy mayor of Los Angeles from 2010 through 2013, and briefly ran in the 2013 Los Angeles mayoral election. Prior to entering politics, Beutner was an investment banker and would later become the publisher and CEO of the Los Angeles Times and The San Diego Union-Tribune.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Kevin Roderick (August 11, 2001). "Austin Beutner goes from potential buyer to publisher of LA Times". LA Observed.
  2. ^ Andrea Chang (May 7, 2015). "L.A. Times parent to buy San Diego paper, expanding reach in Southern California". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ Goffard, Christopher (12 August 2014). "Austin Beutner named publisher and CEO of Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times.