Senior Director, Office of Strategic Innovation
Los Angeles Metro
Los Angeles, CA
Jacob Wessel serves as Senior Director in the Office of Strategic Innovation at Los Angeles Metro. He oversees the office’s Unsolicited Proposals program. Visionary Seed Fund, and Partnerships Team. He helps new businesses, researchers, and experts introduce alternative approaches and solutions to mobility and transit challenges in Los Angeles County. He was previously Public Realm Director at the City of Boston, working with the City’s Streets Cabinet on implementation of people-oriented interventions on streets and sidewalks. Jacob founded Open Streets Boston and Open Newbury Street and deployed technology pilots with the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics.
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FRI-FS-04: An LA Bike Story: Pedaling Through the On-going Evolution
Friday, September 18, 2026
7:30 AM - 11:30 AM PT