By City News Service
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti met with higher education leaders from nine Los Angeles institutions on Friday to talk economic stimulus and strategies for keeping talented professionals in the Los Angeles area.
"Our colleges and universities do a terrific job attracting a stellar talent pool to L.A., and it's my job as mayor to keep those graduates here to start companies and create jobs,'' Garcetti said.
According to an agenda drawn up for the meeting, the mayor set out to discuss three areas the city and local educational and research institutions could partner, including on "innovation, incubation and commercialization,'' "talent retention and workforce retention'' and "applied research for civic solutions.''
Among those involved in today's discussion were representatives from the Los Angeles Community College District, UCLA, Loyola Marymount, the Cal
State colleges, USC; Caltech and Occidental College.
Garcetti plans to have a team from his office work closely with colleges and universities to hold onto graduates and help attract start-up companies to Los Angeles, as well as develop science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) programs at Los Angeles middle and high schools.
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