Southern California CIO Community

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today.

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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

Ginny Davis

Technicolor
SVP, CIO & CSO

James Davis

University of California - Los Angeles
Vice Provost IT & CTO, Manufacturing USA, Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute

Carol Fawcett

Golden State Foods
Corporate Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Allen Fazio

Houlihan Lokey
CIO

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

Laserfiche
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

LA Fitness
CIO

Suzie Bonner

Reliance Steel & Aluminum
VP & CIO

Stephen Brobst

Teradata
CTO

Carmella Cassetta

Hoag Health System
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 & CIO

Amir Desai

Molina Healthcare
CIO

Pavan Desaneni

Yokohama Tire Corporation
CIO

Lea Eriksen

City of Long Beach
Director of Technology & Innovation / CIO

Greg Geary

DigitalBridge
Vice President 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
Senior Vice President, Engineering

Kevin Gray

City of Burbank
CIO

Jim Green

Los Angeles County Probation Department
CIO

Jason Grovert

Irvine Company
SVP, Technology Strategy, Office Division

Mark Hagan

AMN Healthcare Services
CIO

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

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
CIO & CISO

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

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
Chief Information, Innovation and Digital Officer

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
Director Of Information Technology

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

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

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

Brian Wood

Tutor Perini
VP, Information Technology / CIO

Wael Younan

CalOptima Health
Chief Information Officer/Chief Information Security Officer

Louis Zhan

Beachbody
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Solutions & Services

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Upcoming Programs

VIRTUAL

August 23, 2023 | 1 hour

Southern California CIO Town Hall

An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.

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.

December 6, 2023 | 1 day

Southern California CIO Executive Summit

Renaissance Long Beach Hotel

Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.

Content from your CIO peers

BLOG | MAY 29, 2023

Navigating the Digital Future to Accelerate Transformation

Across our CIO and CISO communities, executives report that digital business and data and analytics are within their top 10 objectives, with digital talent closely behind. CIOs and CISOs in the Vancouver, BC community gathered recently at an Inner Circle Dinner to discuss the vital role data plays in the digital age – these are their takeaways.

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LEADERSHIP PROFILE | MAY 22, 2023

Leading Digital Strategy & Transformation at Perdue Farms

Perdue Farms SVP and CIO Mark Booth was hired at Perdue three years ago to bring a strategic focus to IT, which included driving their digital transformation. Read about his approach to digital business and how his team is evolving the 103-year old company in a strategic way.

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BLOG | MAY 15, 2023

Top 5 Priorities for C-Suite Executives in 2023

Each year, we survey C-level executives across our communities to ask their top priorities for the year. The Leadership Perspective Survey gives us the opportunity to compare enterprise-wide priorities across different roles in the C-suite. Read what more than 3,000 executives told us they are focusing on in 2023.