Eli Lipmen (he/him) is the Executive Director for Move LA, a coalition-building nonprofit that led the campaign for transformative public transit funding in Los Angeles County. Eli organizes campaigns to create affordable housing, fund public transit operations, address climate change, and clean California's air. Eli received the “Think Globally, Act Locally” award from the TransitCenter in 2021. Eli has worked with nonprofits large and small to improve donor engagement and outreach efforts, including the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, AJC, American Jewish University, and Homeless Health Care Los Angeles.

Eli graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communications, and the London School of Economics & Political Science. He serves on the Los Angeles City Commission overseeing local Neighborhood Councils, the largest system to integrate grassroots democracy into local governance in the United States.