Peter Hong, a 15-year veteran of the Los Angeles Times, has joined Cal State LA as director of strategic initiatives and deputy chief of staff.
His job is to strengthen the school's relationships with government and industry groups.
Hong, most recently, was senior deputy for LA county supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas.
Prior to the LAT, Hong wrote for the Washington Post, BusinessWeek and reported for ABC in DC.
He joins 22-year LAT veteran Robert Lopez, who joined Cal State in August.
Bill Covino is the new president of Cal State.
Business leaders will face challenges in the upcoming year, some of which will come as a complete surprise, or beyond anyone's imagination.
Teneo has hired Philipp Grontzki, who is a 20-year veteran of corporate communications and financial journalism, as a managing director in its strategy and communications group.
Rowan Benecke, who co-founded Zeno Group and helmed Burson-Marsteller's tech practice, has joined McKinsey & Co as director of communications for North America.
BCW has named Golin's Matt Coldagelli EVP and leader of its corporate affairs practice in Chicago.
Abby Bailey, who headed corporate communications for Fedex in its Middle East, India and Africa region, has joined Teneo as managing director in Dubai.
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