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William Warren Brian is an American politician in the state of California. He became Mayor of Beverly Hills in March, 2012.

Biography
William (Willie) Warren Brien, M.D., was elected to the Beverly Hills City Council in 2009 and is currently serving as Mayor. Prior to being elected to the council, he served on the Recreation and Parks Commission and the Beverly Hills Board of Education.

Mayor Brien received his medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at the Los Angeles County/USC School of Medicine. A lifelong Beverly Hills resident, Dr. Brien is the Executive Vice Chairman of the Department of Surgery, Director of the Cedars-Sinai Orthopaedic Center and past Chief of Staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He joined the Cedars-Sinai medical team in 1991. Dr. Brien currently serves on the California Health Policy and Data Advisory Commission, the California Orthopaedic Association Board of Directors and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.

Dr. Brien was president of the Beverly Hills Board of Education from 1999 to 2003. In 1998, he was appointed to the Recreation and Parks Commission, later serving as the vice chairperson. He also has served as president of the Beverly Hills Little League and the Beverly Hills Optimist Club. He was an assistant commissioner for AYSO Region 76, a member of the Southern California chapter of the Arthritis Foundation’s board of directors, and is active in the United Jewish Fund.

He and his wife, Connie Agnew, M.D., have four children who attended Beverly Hills schools.