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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
CAA-GBG Global Brand Management Group
Chief Data Officer
Members
Meetali Agarwal
Pacific Life Insurance
Director, Enterprise Data
Seiji Akiyama
AAA National
Vice President
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
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Head of Enterprise Information Management
Punnoose Isaac
Spokeo
VP, BI & Analytics
Nathan Janos
System1
Chief Data Officer
Kiran Kanetkar
PETCO Animal Supplies
Sr. Director of Data and Analytics
Brian Kleber
Farmers Insurance
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
Prachi Priya
Team One
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
“In the past couple of months, Houston virtual CDO events have been a fantastic source of communication and networking with peers. Covid-19 has thrown us a lot of social challenges, but thanks to Evanta and their conscientious efforts, virtual boardrooms and roundtables are here to stay.”
DR. ASHWANI DEV, DIGITAL AND DATA SCIENCE OFFICER
HALLIBURTON
Upcoming Programs
Virtual Programs
October 13, 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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November 10, 2021
Southern California CDO Virtual Town Hall
Southern California CDO Virtual Town Hall
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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Content from your CDO peers
PODCAST | SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
PODCAST | SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 20
Chief Cybersecurity Officer Kurt John of Siemens USA joins the podcast to discuss how to manage the noise in your organization’s crowded technology ecosystem. Kurt explains how digitalization, speed to market, and a plethora of products are contributing to that noise and how to manage risk in this environment.
LISTEN NOWBLOG | SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
BLOG | SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
CDO Survey: Making the Leap from Strategy to Execution
CDOs and their teams have an intimate understanding of data’s strategic potential, but 60% of data leaders in our communities tell us they struggle with execution. Explore 3 features of organizations that are succeeding along the journey from strategy to execution.
VIEW POSTPODCAST | AUGUST 2, 2021
PODCAST | AUGUST 2, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 19
CIO Piyush Chowhan of Lulu International discusses turning his passion for customer experience into value for the enterprise. Piyush shares how to break down the silos between technology and digital business strategy and how to optimize organizational processes and workforce skills to meet the customers’ needs.
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