Nick Patsaouras

Nikolas "Nick" Patsaouras (born 1943) is a Greek-American engineer, urban planner, and public official in Los Angeles, California.

Background and education

Patsaouras was born in Greece, and is an immigrant to the United States. He is an engineering graduate of California State University Northridge.

Career

Patsaouras has served as a member and board president of the Southern California Rapid Transit District, and on the board of Los Angeles Metro, where he was a proponent of bus transit. Patsaouras Transit Plaza at the MTA Gateway Center is named in his honor. He also served on the City of Los Angeles Board of Zoning Appeals and is the Past President of the Board of Water and Power Commissioners with oversight of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

Patsaouras announced on October 27, 2008, that he would be a candidate to succeed Laura Chick as City Controller of the City of Los Angeles in the 2009 municipal election. He lost to Wendy Greuel, a former member of the Los Angeles City Council. Patsaouras was a candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles in 1993.

Patsaouras is an Electrical Engineer, licensed in the State of California.