Mikel Petrossian is an accomplished professional in audience development and marketing, currently serving as the Director of Audience Development at the Los Angeles Business Journal since December 2018. Prior experience includes a role as Marketing Manager at the Orange County Business Journal from January 2017 to December 2018, and an Associate position at the University of Southern California from September 2015 to May 2016. Mikel also gained valuable experience through internships at BBC and Mozaic Media + Communications in 2015 and 2014, respectively, as well as a judicial externship at the Los Angeles Superior Court in 2012. Mikel holds a Master of Arts in Global Media and Communications with an emphasis in Marketing & Management from the University of Southern California, a Master of Science in Global Media and Communications with an emphasis in Quantitative Analytics from The London School of Economics and Political Science, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from California State University, Northridge.