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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.
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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
Matt Crouse
Taco Bell
CISO
Ginny Davis
Technicolor
SVP, CIO & CSO
James Davis
University of California - Los Angeles
Vice Provost IT & CTO, Manufacturing USA, Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute
Lara Divi
Dine Brands Global, Inc.
VP, CISO
Allen Fazio
Houlihan Lokey
CIO
Todd Friedman
ResMed
CISO
Chad Hamilton
Fremantle
VP, Technology
Michael Keithley
United Talent Agency
CIO
Arthur Lessard
Universal Music Group
SVP & CISO
Dan Meacham
Legendary
VP, Global Security and Corporate Operations, CISO
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
Emily O'Carroll
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
Sr. Director, Global Information Security & IT Compliance
Thomas Phelps
Innovate UCLA
Executive Chair and Laserfiche CIO
David Tyburski
Wynn Resorts
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
Members
Sunil Agarwal
OSI Systems
CISO, VP Information Security and Risk Management
Jeffrey Aguilar
Los Angeles County, CA
CISO
Wasi Ahmed
Foundation Building Materials
CIO
James Alvarez
Aristocrat
CIO
Mary Ames
Zenith National Insurance
EVP, CIO
Louis Anumudu
Los Angeles Care Health Plan
Information Security Officer
Awwab Arif
Bank of Hope
SVP & CISO
Dawn Armstrong
Human Good
VP, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Bhupesh Arora
Magellan Midstream Partners
VP & CIO
Yev Avidon
The Kroger Co.
Director, Data Protection
Derrick Beard
STAAR Surgical
CIO
George Bedar
Fitness International, LLC
CIO
Steve Begalman
Boyd Gaming
Chief Information Security Officer
Andrew Bereczky
Automobile Club of Southern California
CISO
Alex Bermudez
Fisker Automotive, Inc.
Chief Information Security Officer
Jeff Blair
CAA
CISO
Jason Borinski
Dexcom
Director of Information Security
Stephen Brobst
Teradata
CTO
Carmella Cassetta
Hoag Hospital
CIO
Joseph Cevetello
City of Santa Monica, CA
CIO
Anthony Chogyoji
Riverside County
CISO
Jonathan Chow
Genesys
Chief Information Security Officer
Tammy Choy
Aerospace Corporation
VP & CIO
Nicholas Colisto
Avery Dennison
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Quincey Collins
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
Chief Security Officer
Christopher Coye
Skechers
SVP, IT
Brett Cumming
Skechers
Sr. Director, Information Security Officer
Mike Cushing
Patagonia
Head of Global Information Security
Aaron DeSpain
Hoag Hospital
Chief Information Security Officer
Webb Deneys
Cardinal Financial Company
SVP, Information Technology, CISO
Amir Desai
Molina Healthcare
CIO
Pavan Desaneni
Yokohama Tire Corporation
CIO
Lea Eriksen
City of Long Beach
Director of Technology & Innovation / CIO
Dave Estlick
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Chief Information Security Officer
Robert Fell
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
CISO
Konrad Fellmann
Cubic Corporation
VP & CISO
Anson Fong
Los Angeles World Airports
CISO
Roberta French
WD-40 Company
Director of IT Operations and Security
Douglas Gaboya III
Yamaha Motor Corporation USA
Head of IT Security / CISO
Eddie Galang
Port of Long Beach
Chief Information Security Officer
Vipin Gautam
Paradigm
Deputy CISO
Greg Geary
DigitalBridge
VP IT
Nemi George
Pacific Dental Services
Vice President, Information Security Officer
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
Chief Information Officer
Raj Gupta
Pacific Life Insurance
BISO
Dylan Hack
Smile Brands Group
Vice President, Security.
Mark Hagan
AMN Healthcare Services
CIO
Rosalia Hajek
MGM Resorts International
Business Information Security Officer
Alex Hall
International Vitamin Corporation
Senior Director, Information Security (CISO)
Christopher Hall
Pacific Life Insurance
CISO
Kelly Hamilton
Sony Pictures Entertainment
CIO
George Hanna
Los Angeles Clippers
Chief Technology and Digital Officer
Todd Inlander
Southern California Edison Company
Sr. Vice President & CIO
Guilda Javaheri
Golden State Foods
CTO
Satya Jayadev
Skyworks
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Chris Joerg
Radiology Partners
CISO
Brandon Johnson
Korn Ferry
SVP, Chief Information Officer
Mary Joseph
Harman International Industries
Divisional CIO, VP, Digital Leadership, Lifestyle Audio Division
Rajendra Kadam
Liberty Dental Plan
CIO
Sunil Kanchi
UST
Chief Information Officer and Chief Investment Officer
Ghalib Kassam
LA Times
Chief Information Officer
Kevin Kealy
Light & Wonder
CISO
Shawn Kelly
University of California
Lead Information Security & Risk Analyst
Manish Khadiya
DIRECTV
Head of Enterprise Architecture & Strategy
George Khalil
City of Riverside, CA
Chief Innovation Officer
Clemens Koegler
Red Bull Distribution Company
VP, Information Technology & Chief Information Officer
Tom Lamog
Gibson Dunn
CISO
Gary Landau
Unisys
vCISO
Phillip Leclair
City of Pasadena, CA
CIO
Tim Lee
City of Los Angeles, CA
CISO
Joe Leggio
National Veterinary Associates
Chief Information Officer
Ernie Liu
United Talent Agency
CISO
Peter Loo
Los Angeles County, CA
Chief Deputy CIO
Guillermo Lopez
LuLaRoe
CIO
Diana Lovati
Ball Corporation
Chief Information Security Officer
Paul Love
CO-OP Financial Services
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer
Raymond Lowe
AltaMed Health Services
SVP & CIO
Karl Ma
CTBC Bank
SVP & CISO
Nyariana Maiko
Port of Long Beach
CIO
Joel Manfredo
Motion Picture Industry Pension & Health Plans
CIO
Jake Margolis
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
CISO
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
Michael Mongold
Deckers Brands
Vice President, Information Security and Chief Information Security Officer
Doug Murray
Texas Security Bank
Vice President, IT Governance and Risk Management
Greg Nelson
EBizCharge
Director, Compliance and Cybersecurity
Nader Nemati
Leidos
CIO, QTC
Scott Niebuhr
Aerospace Corporation
Director, Cyber Engineering
Helen Norris
Chapman University
VP & CIO
Billy Norwood
FFF Enterprises
Chief Information Security Officer
Michael Payne
ASGN
CIO
Sasha Pereira
Wash Multifamily Laundry Systems
CISO / Director of IT Security
Steve Plank
Taco Bell
CIO
Jim Puerner
Bragg Companies
CTO
Shoaib Qazi
RXO
Chief Information Security and Technology Officer
Mujeebur Rahmansaher
The TEAM Companies
Chief Technology Officer
Lance Ralls
ThreeSixty Sourcing
CTO
Geraldine Ramezani
First American Financial
Chief Technology Officer
Rudy Ramirez
Citizens Business Bank
CISO
Sreesha Rao
Niagara Bottling
Director Of Information Technology
John Rojas
Air Lease Corporation
VP, Head of IT (CIO/CISO)
Ted Ross
City of Los Angeles, CA
CIO
James Rothman
VCA
Vice President, Information Security
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
Steve Schwartz
LionsGate Entertainment
Vice President and CISO
Howard Schweitzer
Mars Petcare
Global Chief Information Officer
David Shaw
University of California - Los Angeles
CISO
Kristine Sheu
Cathay Bank
SVP Deputy CIO
James Shira
PwC
Principal, Global and US Chief Information & Technology Officer
Doug Shook, Ph.D.
University of Southern California
CIO
Marty Simmons
Iovance Biotherapeutics
Executive Director, IT Security
Charles Sims
United Talent Agency
CTO
Jeremy Smith
Avery Dennison
Global Head of IT Risk & Security
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
Chris Stoneley
Cathay Bank
CISO
David Suh
Enlyte
Director Information Security & Risk Management
Cyrus Tibbs
PennyMac
CISO
Kendrick Tse
Hot Topic
Director of Information Security
Mohandoss Tychicus
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
CIO
Ninish Ukkan
Arvest
CTO
John Underwood
Big 5 Sporting Goods
VP, Information Security
Tony Velleca
UST
CISO
Kris Virtue
Qualcomm
VP, Cybersecurity
Steve Wallace
Monster Beverage Corporation
Chief Information Officer
Michael Wang
Epson America
CIO & VP, Digital Innovation
Terrence Weekes
Jack in the Box
VP, Technology Operations & CISO
Alan Weidlich
PWGA
CIO
Jon Whittaker
Kelly Spicers
CIO
Brian Wood
Tutor Perini
VP, Information Technology / CIO
Arlene Yetnikoff
California Institute of Technology
CISO
Jose Yong
City National Bank
VP - Senior Business Information Security Officer
Wael Younan
CalOptima Health
Chief Information Officer/Chief Information Security Officer
Richard Yun
Masimo
CISO
Louis Zhan
Beachbody
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Solutions & Services
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THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
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Upcoming Programs
IN-PERSON
April 12, 2023 | an evening
Southern California CIO Inner Circle
Redbird
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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May 23, 2023 | 1 day
Southern California CIO Executive Summit
Renaissance Long Beach
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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September 26, 2023 | an evening
Southern California CIO Inner Circle
Jonathan Club
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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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 Peer Roundtable - 03/14/2023
Southern California CIO Executive Summit - 12/14/2022
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 Town Hall - 02/22/2022
Southern California CIO Executive Summit - 12/15/2021
Southern California CIO Inner Circle - 11/09/2021
Southern California CIO Peer Roundtable - 09/22/2021
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As migration to the cloud continues, it’s essential for organisations to build a robust digital talent model. Recently, CIO Andrew Cresp of Bendigo & Adelaide Bank shared key insights on how they fast-tracked learning around the cloud, DevOps, and APIs, and utilised an industry-based learning program to widen talent pathways.
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