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San Francisco CIO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CIOs in the San Francisco 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 CIOs today.
- Investing in your people and the right technologies
- Innovating with advanced technologies and new delivery models
- Influencing business stakeholders and enterprise outcomes
San Francisco CIO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the San Francisco CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.
Co-Chairs
Opinder Bawa
University of San Francisco
VP & CIO
Kevin Cornish
University of California, Office of the President
CTO, Office of the President
Prakash Kota
Autodesk
CIO
Tom Rodden
Varian Medical Systems
SVP & CIO
Avi Sokol
KLA
VP & CIO
Members
Madhuri Adettiwar
GE Power
Chief Digital Officer
Laiq Ahmad
General Electric
CTO (GE Power Digital)
William Allison
UC Berkeley
CTO
Elena Andreadakis
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
SVP & CIO
Vipin Arora
Hilmar Cheese Company
Head, Information Services
Ahsan Baig
AC Transit
CIO
Prith Banerjee
ANSYS
Chief Technology Officer
Kim Barrier
Amy's Kitchen
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Ishwar Bharbhari
Yamaha
Director, IT
Andrew Bray
Dialog Semiconductor
Vice President, Global Information Technology
Herman Brown
City and County of San Francisco District Attorney Office
CIO
Giridhar Chodavarapu
Omnicell
VP & CIO
Chris Clark
Levi Strauss & Co.
SVP & CIO
John Cramer
California Department of Community Services & Development
CIO
Christopher Desautel
Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies
Chief Digital Officer
Douglas East
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
CIO
Anantha Ganga
Finisar
Vice President, Global IT
Bob Genchi
Scale Venture Partners
Vice President IT
Linda Gerull
City & County of San Francisco
CIO
Jon Gjestvang
Napa County
CIO
Mike Heuer
Blackhawk Network
Senior Director, Global Head of Corporate IT
Craig Holland
Condé Nast
SVP, Digital Technology
Arthur Hu
Lenovo
SVP & CIO
Bill Hudson
John Muir Health
VP & Associate CIO
Malcolm Jack
Granite Construction Incorporated
Chief Information Officer
Umang Jain
Zovio
Chief Technology Officer
Dan Krantz
Keysight
VP & CIO
Jonas Kriks
ATEL Capital Group
CIO
Rashmi Kumar
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
SVP & CIO
Gopa Kumar
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
EVP & CIO
Sunny Lakhmani
City & County of San Francisco
CTO
Matt Lamb
Rosendin
Chief Information Officer
Ratnakar Lavu
Nike
Global Chief Digital Information Officer
Rob Lloyd
City of San Jose
CIO
Maria MacGunigal
City of Sacramento
CIO
Liza Massey
County of Marin
Chief Information Officer
Bill Miller
NetApp
SVP & CIO
Erik Molitor
Bio-Rad Laboratories
VP, CIO
Faisal Mushtaq
Sleep Number
Chief Technology Officer
Gaja Nagarajan
eHealth
Head of IT
Amith Nair
Vituity
CIO
Andy Nallappan
Broadcom
Vice President & Chief Information Officer (Global IT)
Andrew Peterson
City of Oakland
Chief Information Technology Officer (CIO/CTO)
Alan Pye
Advanced Micro Devices
VP & CIO
Carrie Rasmussen
Save Mart Supermarkets
Chief Information Officer
Deepika Rayala
Yext
SVP, CIO
Anne Marie Richard
UC Berkeley
Associate CIO and Director of Student Affairs IT
Michael Robinson
Shutterfly.
Chief Information Officer
Paul Robles
Stanford University
CIO, R&D Enterprises
Nick Roethel
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Director, Technology Services
Steven Salaets
Rimini Street, Inc.
CIO and SVP Global Security & Compliance
Amit Sharan
Live Ramp
Global Head of Business Technology
Allan Smith
Peet's Coffee
CIO
Shawn Smith
Stanford University
CTO, Residential & Dining Enterprises (RDE)
Jacob Sorensen
Bank of The West
CIO
Saket Srivastava
Square
Head of Business Technology
Srini Tanikella
SMART Global Holdings
Vice President Information Technology
Mallik Tatipamula
Ericsson
CTO, Group Function Technologies & Architechtures
Sean Thakkar
County of San Mateo
Deputy CIO
Uy Ut
Accel
CIO
Kiran Vankamamidi
Driscoll's
Group Vice President and CIO
Anisha Vaswani
Box
Corporate CIO
Milind Wagle
Equinix
CIO
Jon Walton
County of San Mateo
CIO
Lisa Walton
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Chief Technology Officer
Dave Weinmeister
Foster Farms
CIO
Patrick Wilson
Contra Costa County Health Services
CIO/CISO
Eric Yablonka
Stanford Health Care
Chief Information Officer
Gerald Yerardi
UC Berkeley
Associate CIO, UC IT Client Services
Upcoming programs
September 9, 2020
2020 San Francisco CIO Inner Circle Q3
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
An evening with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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September 23, 2020
2020 Global CIO Executive Summit
Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain
A three-day summit for CIOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.
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December 9, 2020
2020 San Francisco CIO Executive Summit Q4
Hilton San Francisco Union Square
Walk away from this peer-led, one-day program with new connections and actionable insights.
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"This event is a must-attend for all IT professionals – to network and knowledge-share with others in the industry.”
Michael Smith, CIO
The Estee Lauder Companies
"This is an efficient way to get exposure to what is really going on in the local IT community to validate or dispute what your current strategies are.”
Bill Fortwangler, CIO
Dollar Bank
“Relevant topics, great networking opportunities and valuable discussions.”
Eelko van Leeuwen, Global cio
ABN AMRO Clearing Bank
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