New Motor Vehicle Board Members
Jacob Stevens
President, Public Member
Jacob Stevens, Public Member, was appointed to the Board in June 2021, and reappointed in August 2023 by Governor Gavin Newsom. Stevens is President of the Board, Chair of the Executive Committee, Chair of the Legislative Committee, Vice Chair of the Committee on Equity, Justice and Inclusion, Member of the Ad Hoc Committee to Review the Mission and Vision Statements, and Member of the Policy and Procedure Committee.
Stevens is Senior Vice President of a privately held real estate firm in West Hollywood. He serves as President of the Los Angeles City Building & Safety Commission and formerly sat on the Los Angeles City Revenue Generation Commission. Jacob is currently the 73rd President of the Occidental College Board of Governors, where he was named the 2022 Young Alumnus of the Year and serves as a Trustee of the College.
Stevens is also a former Planned Parenthood of Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley Board member and the a Boardmember of the Los Angeles County Library Foundation. He is an Eagle Scout, a three-term member of the California Democratic Party State Central Committee and was recognized as the 2019 LGBT Heritage Month - Person of the Year for Los Angeles City Council District 14. He was elected the 2022 Democrat of the Year for Assembly District 52 by the Los Angeles County Democratic Party.
Stevens is a first-generation college student and the son of a Communication Workers of America Union Steward. He lives in in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles with his rescue pitbull, Graham.
His term expires on January 15, 2027.