Meet the Director of Economic Development and Government Affairs – Blair Schlecter

Posted by admin on June 6th, 2018

Categories : Chamber Membership, Events, Staff Feature

Industry : City, Community, Government

Where are you from originally?

• Los Angeles

When did you start working at the Chamber?

• 2016

What were you doing before you started working at the Chamber?

• I am an attorney by background.  I worked for many years at a law firm downtown and then had my own practice for several years.

Favorite thing about your job:

• The ability to make connections and solve problems for our members and see them do well.

What do you enjoy doing outside of work?

•  I love to hike, read, watch sports and travel

What are the best and worst things about living in LA?

• The best thing about LA is the diversity of things to do and the people; it’s never boring.  The worst part is the traffic
  and lack of green space.

One piece of advice for Chamber members:

• Show up to events and functions.  Nothing beats the connections you make face to face.

Three bucket list items:

1. Travel to Australia
2. Climb Mount Kilimanjaro
3. Attend the Olympic games.

What is one thing you wish you could tell your fifteen-year-old self?

• Enjoy the journey!

Favorite movie:

• Field of Dreams

Which technological advancements excite you the most?

• Autonomous vehicles

If you could have one superhuman power, what would it be?

• To fly