 Benny Tran Vice President |
Benny is EVP of Corporate Strategy and Development for the Los Angeles Football Club and BMO Stadium. He works on government relations, international cooperation, project development, innovation, and business strategy. His previous responsibilities included leading the development of the Stadium and involvement in operations including concessions and customer experience. Prior to LAFC, Benny worked on a joint Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank project developing a clean tech business incubator in Vietnam. Before that, Benny worked develop for the Clinton Foundation as the Deputy Regional Director of Southeast Asia and Vietnam Country Director for the Clinton Health Access (CHAI) and Climate Initiatives (CCI) for 7 years. With CHAI, he worked on rolling out HIV/AIDS treatment programs at the policy level and implementing projects on the ground across SE Asia in partnership with national and local governments. Under CCI, he oversaw the public street lighting, energy efficiency in buildings, and solid waste programs in addition to representing the cities of Bangkok, Jakarta, Hanoi, and Ho Chi Minh City under the C40 Program. He started his career as a management consultant with Touchstone Consulting in Washington D.C. Benny holds a BA from Emory University and a Master Public Affairs with a focus on international development from the School for International and Public Affairs at Princeton University.