Nella McOsker

Nella McOsker

Nella McOsker is the President & CEO of Central City Association (CCA), a premier advocacy organization dedicated to enhancing Downtown Los Angeles’ vibrancy and increasing opportunity in the region. In this role, McOsker represents the interests of 300 businesses, trade associations and nonprofit organizations in LA County.

Under her leadership, CCA has successfully advocated for increased housing in the DTLA 2040 Community Plan, partnered with Metro on a variety of initiatives including public safety station improvements, produced a report advocating for Governance Reform, published the RISE Roadmap for DTLA Economic Recovery and convened stakeholders around Olympics preparation. Building on CCA’s legacy of adaptive reuse, Nella is leading the organization in ushering in the next iteration of conversions in Los Angeles.

Prior to becoming CEO, McOsker served as CCA’s Vice President of Strategic Relations, managing operations, membership, revenue and development. She has an extensive background in Los Angeles public affairs executing major initiatives like statewide ballot propositions, corporate communications campaigns, crisis management and strategic planning.

McOsker is a member of the Board of Directors for FilmLA, serves on the Advisory Board for the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Los Angeles chapter, and was a founding private sector participant of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ Harvard Bloomberg City Leadership Initiative. She graduated from University of Notre Dame and is an alumna of the Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs and Teach For America.