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Southern California CDO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CDOs in the Southern California community to solve critical leadership challenges through the collective experiences and expertise of the network.
Invaluable network
Build a strong professional network where you live and work. Access the collective expertise of your true peers all in one place. Make new connections and catch up with old friends.
Peer collaboration
Gain new perspectives from peers who understand your most critical priorities and are facing the same challenges -- generate ideas, share real-life experiences and get forward-looking guidance and insights.
Actionable insights
Exchange best practices, validate strategies and walk away with practical insights that are immediately actionable.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CDOs today.
- Embedding D&A in business strategy and results
- Reengineering decision-making across the business
- Scaling a data-first culture
Southern California CDO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Southern California CDO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CDOs, for CDOs.
Co-Chairs
Mike Burkes
Ultra Mobile
VP, Enterprise Information Management (CDO)
Tom Mullen
Riverside County, CA
Chief Data Officer
André Vargas
Creative Artists Agency
Chief Data Officer
Members
Meetali Agarwal
Pacific Life Insurance
Director, Enterprise Data
Seiji Akiyama
AAA National
Principal, Data & Analytics
Stephen Alford
Worldwide Environmental
CIO & CISO
Richard Battersby
AEG Worldwide
VP, BI & Analytics
David Buckholtz
Sony
SVP, Head of End User Capability
Chuck Chekuri
Skygen USA
Director, Innovation Lab
Kenny Choy
Inland Empire Health Plan
Director, Head of Healthcare Data Science
Hovannes Daniels
Kaiser Permanente
VP, Chief Data Officer
Ibrahim Debbagh
Verizon Media
Head of Data & Analytics - Verizon Media Platforms
Brian Docili
Technicolor
VP, Enterprise Applications
Stephan Erberich
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Chief Data Officer
Michael Fein
Rogers & Cowan PMK
SVP, Analytics & Integrated Strategies
Rich Fox
Qdoba Restaurant Corporation
VP, Analytics & Finance
Brad Furukawa
Northrop Grumman
VP, Corporate Data & CTO
Christine Gambino
County of San Diego
Chief Data Officer
Hanoz Gandhi
Creative Channel
Chief Analytics Officer & EVP, Strategy
Hans Ghekiere
Aramark
Sr. Director, Enterprise Architecture & Innovation
John Gim
RAPP
SVP, Marketing Sciences
Jay Gimple
Confie
Vice President, Data Services
Mark Greninger
Los Angeles County, CA
Chief Data Officer
Zane Hall
Maxim Integrated Products
Executive Director, IT
Martin Hosseini
City National Bank
Head of Data Office
Punnoose Isaac
Spokeo
VP, Data Analytics
Nathan Janos
System1
Chief Data Officer
Brian Kleber
Farmer's Insurance Group
AVP, Head of Customer Data & Privacy
Johnson Kosgei
SAG-AFTRA
Director, Data Engineering & Analytics
Stephanie Madison
University of California - Office of the President
Chief Quality, Data Analytics, Performance Management, Knowledge Management & PMO Officer
Rebecca Maffei
PETCO Animal Supplies
VP, IT Data & Analytics
Mohammed Mahbouba
Radiology Partners
Chief Data Officer
Rajesh Marar
Ingram Micro
Executive Director, Cloud
Rajeev Mehrotra
LegalZoom
Director, Head of Data Engineering & Analytics
Ashwani Muir
CareMore Health
Sr. Dir., Health Systems & Analytics
Eva Pereira
City of Los Angeles, CA
Deputy Chief Data Officer
Sarath Ramaswami
Fox Corporation
SVP, Data Products
Joni Rolenaitis
Experian
VP, BIS Data Development & Chief Data Officer
Joe Rossi
Western Digital Corporation
Global Sr. Director, Big Data and Analytics
Eric Schmirler
KARL STORZ Endoscope
Global Head, Performance & Analytics
Mike Thompson
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Executive Director of Enterprise Data Intelligence
Max Trichet
Capital Group
VP, Data Governance
Bruce Yen
Guess
VP, Retail Applications
“I especially appreciate the chance to interact with peers from other companies and industries to share the woes and triumphs of data management.”
RENE KIM, SVP, GLOBAL DATA OFFICER
CHARLES SCHWAB
Upcoming Events
Virtual Programs
May 12, 2021
Southern California CDO Virtual Boardroom
Building Digital and Data Literacy to Drive Digital Transformation Objectives
An intimate and interactive conversation framed around a hot topic or priority.
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June 2, 2021
Southern California CDO Virtual Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led, half-day virtual program with new connections and actionable insights.
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Content from your CDO peers
PODCAST | APRIL 6, 2021
PODCAST | APRIL 6, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 14
In this episode, we ask CIO Rob Zelinka of Jack Henry & Associates why change management is so hard for large organizations. We discuss change fatigue and the unrelenting pace of change, and Rob shares how communication and transparency can help business leaders crack the change management code.
LISTEN NOWPEER PRACTICES | APRIL 1, 2021
PEER PRACTICES | APRIL 1, 2021
Accumulating Value on the Road to Data Literacy
When it comes to advancing data goals, Pat Brickson of Digi-Key knows that every interaction is an opportunity to move things forward. Brickson shares how to make progress on data literacy at your organization.
READ ARTICLEPODCAST | MARCH 22, 2021
PODCAST | MARCH 22, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 13
In this episode, Anne Marie Richard and James Dudek of UC Berkeley share a case study of a long-term IT transformation. They discuss how they brought together loosely organized teams, navigated a staff reduction and maintained an intentional focus on the humanity of their workforce.
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