Impressive list on Board of Directors for LA 2024 Olympics bid

Published Mar. 31, 2017 3:25 p.m. ET

Leave it to Los Angeles to put together an insanely cool Board of Directors for its Olympic bid.

LA 2024 released their list on Thursday, including leaders from the sports, entertainment, media, philanthropic and other sectors in California and around the world, in an effort to get the city the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Steve Ballmer, Magic Johnson, David Geffen, Bob Iger and Stan Kasten are just a few of the names on the Board. The full list of members can be found here.

In addition to lending their talent and expertise to the bid, Board members have donated more than $50 million to finance LA 2024's operations to bring the Games back to Los Angeles. Unlike many Olympic bids, LA 2024 is entirely privately funded and run, without any government funding.

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"The world is changing, and so are the needs of the Olympic and Paralympic Movements. This calls for new thinking, and that is precisely what the diverse group of 117 leaders and innovators on LA 2024's Board of Directors brings to LA's bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. LA 2024's low-risk proposal has earned 88 percent public support for the Games and does not require building any new permanent venues. That means that instead of focusing on complex and costly construction projects, we can dedicate this group’s incredible energy and creativity to connecting the Games to the future," said LA 2024 Chairman Casey Wasserman in a release.