Deputy Executive Director of Finance and Administration, CFO
Port of Los Angeles
Serving second-in-command at our nation’s busiest port, Marla Bleavins serves in the unique, dual capacity as both deputy executive director and CFO for the Port of Los Angeles, a proprietary department of the City of Los Angeles. Although a City agency, the Port is not supported by City taxes. Operating as a landlord port with more than 200 leaseholders, the Port instead generates its revenues from leasing and shipping service fees. In her role, Bleavins oversees the Port’s annual budget and Finance and Administration Bureau, which includes Accounting, Contracts and Purchasing, Debt and Treasury Management, Financial Management, Human Resources, Internal Management Audit, and Risk Management divisions. Bleavins has championed the use of online technology and digital infrastructure at the Port, acquiring software and transitioning many financial records and processes from in-person to online formats and applications.