William T Fujioka

William T Fujioka is a third-generation Japanese American who started his forty-four-year career in public service working for the County of Santa Cruz while attending the University of California, Santa Cruz in the early 1970s. After graduating in 1974, he interned with the Los Angeles Police Department for the City of Los Angeles. In 1978, he left the city and spent the next nineteen years working for Los Angeles County. In 1999, he was appointed city administrative officer for the City of Los Angeles, the first person of color to hold that office. He initially retired in February 2007, but returned to public service in July when he was appointed the first chief executive officer for Los Angeles County. He retired from public service on November 30, 2014. He steps into his role as chair in 2022 after serving on JANM’s board for the past five years and as the executive committee chair for nearly two years. His mother, Linda Fujioka, participated in JANM’s initial fundraising effort and was a long time volunteer and docent.