ASH PATEL  CHAIRMAN/CEO  COMMERCIAL BANK OF CALIFORNIA    WHY: Since taking over bank in 2013, has grown assets from $190M to ...

THOMAS BAKER  CEO, PRESIDENT AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP LLC    WHY: CEO of ACG, which had over 480 owned, managed and committed ...

Longtime leader of the fourth-largest accounting firm in Orange County, where he oversees around 460 employees.   NOTABLE: ...

WHO: Steve Jones is the chairman and chief executive of Irvine-based security giant Allied Universal. His wife, Stacy Jones, ...

WHY: Leader for foundation started by father David Sun, who co-founded memory storage giant Kingston Technology, OC’s second ...

Co-founded real estate investment management firm that focuses on value investing. Has invested in more than $8B in real ...

Oversees sales and marketing, distribution, product development and business strategy for Epson in the Americas; responsible ...

About 6,000 acres of the 23,000-acre Rancho Mission Viejo, a suburban enclave near San Juan Capistrano, will be developed ...

Owner of Orange County’s largest group of automotive dealerships. Closed on his company’s biggest deal: the sale of two OC ...

WHY: Oversees largest privately held maker of printed circuit boards (PCB) in the U.S., focused on quick-turn manufacturing ...

Helps run artificial intelligence software and services firm.   IN THE NEWS: In December 2023, the firm joined an initiative ...

Co-founded distributor of aerospace parts that started in the basement and has since grown to more than $47M in revenue last ...