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Southern California CIO Community
Join a powerful network of peers
Connect with a local community of like-minded peers who share similar challenges and priorities. Access the collective expertise of CIOs from diverse experiences, backgrounds and industries. Members of the community come together several times a year to connect with each other, exchange ideas and experiences, and validate strategies and solutions.
Join your local community for exclusive access to:
Programs
Participate in year-round gatherings with your local peer group featuring unparalleled opportunities for collaboration, in-depth discussions and networking.
Insights
Exchange peer-validated strategies, solutions and partners, and access exclusive community insights to learn how other CIOs approach similar challenges.
Connections
Make new connections, enhance your career through an exclusive network, and build lasting relationships with peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today.
- Mastering the art of change and adaptability
- Accelerating high growth and a data-first mindset
- Empowering talent, protecting the enterprise
Southern California CIO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Southern California CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.
Co-Chairs
Glenn Coles
Yamaha Motor Corporation USA
VP & CIO
Ginny Davis
Technicolor
SVP, CIO & CSO
James Davis
University of California - Los Angeles
Vice Provost IT & CTO, Manufacturing USA, Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute
Allen Fazio
Houlihan Lokey
CIO
Alex Grimwade
The Walt Disney Company
CIO, Disney Television Studios
Chad Hamilton
Fremantle
VP, Technology
Michael Keithley
United Talent Agency
CIO
Theresa Miller
LionsGate Entertainment
CIO & EVP, IT
Greg Moore
KB Home
VP & CIO
Anthony Moses
Crossroads Equipment Lease and Finance
Chief Innovation Officer
Bryan Muehlberger
Vuori Clothing
Chief Information Officer
Thomas Phelps
Innovate UCLA
Executive Chair and Laserfiche CIO
Members
Wasi Ahmed
Foundation Building Materials
CIO
James Alvarez
Aristocrat
CIO
Mary Ames
Zenith National Insurance
EVP, CIO
Bhupesh Arora
Magellan Midstream Partners
VP & CIO
Derrick Beard
STAAR Surgical
CIO
George Bedar
Fitness International, LLC
CIO
Stephen Brobst
Teradata
CTO
Carmella Cassetta
Hoag Hospital
CIO
Joseph Cevetello
City of Santa Monica, CA
CIO
Tammy Choy
Aerospace Corporation
VP & CIO
Nicholas Colisto
Avery Dennison
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Christopher Coye
Skechers
SVP, IT
Paul Dawson
Jafra Cosmetics
VP & CIO
Amir Desai
Molina Healthcare
CIO
Pavan Desaneni
Yokohama Tire Corporation
CIO
Lea Eriksen
City of Long Beach
Director of Technology & Innovation / CIO
Cameron Forbes
Sumitomo Rubber North America
CIO
Brian Ganley
Ventura County
CIO
Greg Geary
DigitalBridge
VP IT
Sven Gerjets
Mattel
EVP & CTO
Josh Goode
SCAN Health Plan
SVP/CIO
Ben Gordon
Sempra Energy
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer and Chief Digital Officer
Leslie Grau
Dun & Bradstreet
SVP, IT
Kevin Gray
City of Burbank
CIO
Jim Green
Los Angeles County Probation Department
CIO
Jason Grovert
Irvine Company
SVP Technology
Mark Hagan
AMN Healthcare Services
CIO
Kelly Hamilton
Sony Pictures Entertainment
CIO
George Hanna
Los Angeles Clippers
Chief Technology and Digital Officer
Rick Hariman
City National Bank
CIO
Erica Hausheer
Teradata
CIO
John Herbert
Fox Corporation
EVP & CIO
Abby Hosseini
Mercury General Insurance
CIO
Todd Inlander
Southern California Edison Company
Sr. Vice President & CIO
Eric Iverson
Amazon Studios
Director of Products
Guilda Javaheri
Golden State Foods
CTO
Satya Jayadev
Skyworks
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Brandon Johnson
Korn Ferry
SVP, Chief Information Officer
Scott Joslyn
UC Irvine Health
CIO
Rajendra Kadam
Liberty Dental Plan
CIO
Sunil Kanchi
UST
Chief Information Officer and Chief Investment Officer
Ghalib Kassam
LA Times
Chief Information Officer
George Khalil
City of Riverside, CA
Chief Innovation Officer
Clemens Koegler
Red Bull Distribution Company
VP, Information Technology & Chief Information Officer
Phillip Leclair
City of Pasadena, CA
CIO
Joe Leggio
National Veterinary Associates
Chief Information Officer
Peter Loo
Los Angeles County, CA
Chief Deputy CIO
Guillermo Lopez
LuLaRoe
CIO
Raymond Lowe
AltaMed Health Services
SVP & CIO
Nyariana Maiko
Port of Long Beach
CIO
Joel Manfredo
Motion Picture Industry Pension & Health Plans
CIO
Shivie Mannshahia
Velocity Vehicle Group
CTO
Dan McClintock
The Meruelo Group
CIO
Scott McCool
California Resources Corporation
CIO
Gary Megson
Hot Topic
CTO
Howard Miller
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Chief Information Officer
Nader Nemati
Leidos
CIO, QTC
Helen Norris
Chapman University
VP & CIO
Michael Payne
ASGN
CIO
Steve Plank
Taco Bell
CIO
Jim Puerner
Bragg Companies
CTO
Mujeebur Rahmansaher
The TEAM Companies
Chief Technology Officer
Lance Ralls
ThreeSixty Sourcing
CTO
Geraldine Ramezani
First American Financial
SVP & CIO
Sreesha Rao
Niagara Bottling
Senior IT Director, Applications & Analytics
Ted Ross
City of Los Angeles, CA
CIO
Suneel Sajnani
Cetera Financial Group
SVP, Head of Infrastructure and Cloud Services
Cisco Sanchez
Qualcomm
Senior IT Vice President & CIO
Michael Sass
GE Digital
CIO
Howard Schweitzer
Mars Petcare
Global Chief Information Officer
James Shira
PwC
Global & US CIO
Doug Shook, Ph.D.
University of Southern California
CIO
Charles Sims
United Talent Agency
CTO
Janette Smrcka
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
VP of IT at SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park
Rich Stefani
Dunn-Edwards Corporation
CIO, VP of Technology
Jason Stevens
Herbalife
Chief Information Officer
Mohandoss Tychicus
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
CIO
Ninish Ukkan
Arvest
CTO
Steve Wallace
Monster Beverage Corporation
Chief Information Officer
Michael Wang
Epson America
CIO & VP, Digital Innovation
Alan Weidlich
PWGA
CIO
Jon Whittaker
Kelly Spicers
CIO
Graham Wilkinson
Exemplis
CIO
Brian Wood
Tutor Perini
VP, Information Technology / CIO
Dennis Yang
Motion Picture Association of America
CIO
Wael Younan
CalOptima
Chief Information Officer/Chief Information Security Officer
Missy Young
Switch
CIO
"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
Upcoming Programs
IN-PERSON
December 14, 2022 | 1 day
Southern California CIO Executive Summit
Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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IN-PERSON
March, 2023 | an evening
Southern California CIO Inner Circle
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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IN-PERSON
June, 2023 | 1 day
Southern California CIO Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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IN-PERSON
September, 2023 | an evening
Southern California CIO Inner Circle
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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IN-PERSON
September 13 - 15, 2023 | 3 days
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Global CIO Executive Summit
Four Seasons Nashville
A summit for CIOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.
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IN-PERSON
December, 2023 | 1 day
Southern California CIO Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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PAST PROGRAMS
Southern California CIO Inner Circle - 09/20/2022
Southern California CIO Executive Summit - 06/14/2022
Southern California CIO Inner Circle - 03/22/2022
Southern California CIO Virtual Town Hall - 02/22/2022
Southern California CIO Executive Summit - 12/15/2021
Southern California CIO Inner Circle - 11/09/2021
Southern California CIO Virtual Boardroom - 09/22/2021
Southern California CIO Virtual Executive Summit - 06/22/2021
Southern California CIO Virtual Boardroom - 05/18/2021
Southern California CIO Virtual Boardroom - 03/24/2021
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TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | DECEMBER 1, 2022
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Data governance is often at odds with data curiosity, stifling the ability to develop a data-driven culture. How can CIOs and CISOs strike a balance between protecting data and encouraging data curiosity? CIOs and CISOs in the St. Louis community recently discussed their role in sparking data curiosity in secure ways – these are their takeaways.
READ ARTICLEINFOGRAPHIC | NOVEMBER 15, 2022
INFOGRAPHIC | NOVEMBER 15, 2022
C-Suite Community Pulse on the State of the Economy and Its Impact on Your Business
Despite working through economic factors across the board, C-level executives have a positive outlook for their organizations in 2023. We asked C-level executives across Evanta communities about the state of the economy – here is what 600 leaders told us about economic factors and their impact on their outlook.
VIEW RESULTSBLOG | NOVEMBER 14, 2022
BLOG | NOVEMBER 14, 2022
CIOs and the State of the Economy
We asked CIOs in our community pulse survey how the state of the economy is impacting their business – here are 5 key findings from 200 CIOs who participated.
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