26 Facts About Jack Weiss

Jack Stephen Weiss was born on August 21,1964 and is an American entrepreneur and former politician.

Jack Weiss is co-founder of BlueLine Grid alongside William Bratton and David Riker and is a former member of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 5th district from 2001 to 2009.

Jack Weiss previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California from 1994 to 2000.

Jack Weiss then attended UCLA School of Law and graduated in 1992.

Jack Weiss is a co-founder of BlueLine Grid, a New York-based start-up that provides mobile communications tools to public sector employees and agencies.

In 2009, Jack Weiss joined Virginia-based security and global investigations firm Altegrity Risk International.

Jack Weiss led the company's expansion its due diligence and fraud investigative services in local corporate and legal communities.

Jack Weiss joined the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California in 1994.

Jack Weiss was assigned to the Public Corruption and Government Fraud Section and the Major Frauds Section, and he brought cases involving white collar crime, corruption, civil rights, and violent crimes.

Jack Weiss initiated the government's prosecution of a Los Angeles Superior Court Judge who had conducted an affair with a defendant in his court.

In 2001, Jack Weiss was elected to the Los Angeles City Council from 5th district, defeating former state senator, assemblyman and gubernatorial candidate Tom Hayden by 369 votes.

Jack Weiss served on the Planning and Land Use Management Committee, and contributed to the unsuccessful bid to hold the 2016 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Jack Weiss was active on issues involving homeland security and the police department.

Jack Weiss was a frequent speaker and author on the topic of terrorism preparedness.

In particular, Jack Weiss accepted 78 political contributions from subcontractors for developer Alan Casden.

Jack Weiss not accused of any wrongdoing by the either the city or state.

The California Fair Political Practices Commission ruled that there was no evidence that the Jack Weiss was aware of the source or illegal nature of the donations.

In 2007, Jack Weiss announced that he would run for Los Angeles City Attorney seat in 2009, when incumbent Rocky Delgadillo would be forced from office by term limits.

Jack Weiss said the developments were permitted under the city's zoning laws and would bring needed jobs, housing, property taxes and other infrastructure improvements to the area.

Jack Weiss finished first with 36 percent of the vote in the primary election for City Attorney, but was forced into a runoff against Carmen Trutanich, an attorney in private practice.

Jack Weiss was criticized for accepting money from Benjamin Reznik, a lobbyist with a long history of suing the city.

Jack Weiss has served as a member of the UCLA School of Law Alumni Association Board of Directors, the Cesar Chavez Foundation, and the Pacific Council on International Policy.

Jack Weiss serves as a fellow for the Truman National Security Project.

Jack Weiss donated bone marrow to the patient and later received the Legislative Award from the National Marrow Donor Program for expanding city medical leave for bone marrow donors.

Jack Weiss serves as a member of the board of the Younes and Saraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies at UCLA, and is a contributing editor to the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.

Jack Weiss resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Leslie Kautz, a former Pentagon policy analyst who is a co-founder of an investment advisory firm.