Dr. Fernando Guerra

Professor of Political Science and Chicana/o Latina/o Studies, Loyola Marymount University

Dr. Fernando J. Guerra is a professor of political science and Chicana/o Latina/o studies and the founding director of the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles (StudyLA). His scholarly work focuses on state and local politics, racial and ethnic politics, and local governance reform. He has been a principal investigator in over 30 major studies on Los Angeles, including the largest general social survey of residents in the Los Angeles region. Dr. Guerra has served on standing commissions, blue ribbon committees, and ad hoc task forces for the City of Los Angeles, the State of California, and regional bodies throughout Southern California. He is a source for the media at the local, national, and international level and has been highlighted by the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Business Week, The Economist, and media outlets in Latin America, Europe, and Asia. He earned his Ph.D. and M.A. in political science from the University of Michigan and his B.A. in international relations from the University of Southern California.