Brad Garlinghouse hops from Santa Monica to Van Nuys for blockchain industry event

Brad Garlinghouse flew from Santa Monica Municipal Airport to Van Nuys Airport on June 1, a 22-minute hop across the San Fernando Valley. The brief trip comes after he returned from Miami to San Francisco on May 30 and then repositioned to the Los Angeles area over the weekend.

The same week, the Los Angeles Blockchain Summit is underway at the Skirball Cultural Center, featuring panels on cross-border payments and stablecoin regulation — two areas central to Ripple's business. Garlinghouse is listed as a keynote speaker, per the summit's program released Monday. Additionally, a closed-door regulatory roundtable with California financial officials is scheduled for June 2, which sources confirm Garlinghouse plans to attend.

The short hop from Santa Monica to Van Nuys likely positioned him closer to the summit venue and his lodging in the Valley. Garlinghouse maintains a second home in nearby Fort Lauderdale but often uses the Global 6000 for regional travel between California destinations, as seen in multiple short flights this week.