Lea Eriksen is the Director of Technology & Innovation and CIO for the City of Long Beach and is passionate about advancing digital equity and using emerging technology and data to solve civic challenges. Lea has over 20 years professional local government experience in budgeting, finance, technology and project management, as well as 15 years of experience serving on non-profit boards and committees. Recognized as a Top 10 Digital City 11 years running, Long Beach is undergoing a massive technological change through the new state-of-the-art civic center, development of a modern Enterprise Resource Planning system, digital transformation, and investments in cybersecurity. As CIO, Lea is in charge of implementing the City’s technology vision, developing a staff of 180 FTE and managing a $70 million annual budget. Previously, as the Assistant Finance Director of City of Long Beach, Lea led the development of the City’s $2.6 billion budget. Earlier she rose through the ranks at the City of Cincinnati and as Budget Director, she led the development of that City\’s $1.4 billion budget.

Since 2013, Lea has been a member of the Board of Directors for Twinless Twins Support Group International, a non-profit organization, where she currently serves as immediate Past President and chairs both the Audit & Finance and Diversity & Inclusion Committees. Lea recently joined the Board of Advisors for the Southern California Society of Information Management, the region\’s largest and most respected non-profit organization serving and led by IT leaders. Lea also serves as a City Representative on the Board of Long Beach Transit. In the past, she has also served on the Board for the Center for Addiction Treatment and in numerous committee roles for the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Cincinnati District Committee.

Lea graduated cum laude from Miami University and has an MBA from Xavier University. She has received honors including Government Technology Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers, Cincinnati Business Courier Class of Forty Under 40, YWCA Academy of Career Women of Achievement Rising Star and the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Early Careerist Award.

Thirty-year IT veteran, Carol Fawcett currently serves as the Corporate Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Golden State Foods, one of the largest diversified suppliers to the Quick Service Restaurant and retail industries. Headquartered in Irvine, California, GSF is values-based with proven performance in superior quality, innovation and customer service in both manufacturing and distribution.  In this role, Carol provides vision and leadership for developing and executing digital transformation initiatives to improve GSF’s supply chain management operations, improving cost effectiveness, service quality and business development which service over 125,000 restaurants and stores from 50 locations on five continents.

Prior to joining GSF, Carol served as Chief Information Officer of Dell Software from 2012-2017, leading teams through an IT transformation resulting in a fully automated, simplified IT footprint that delivered significant efficiency and innovation opportunities across the businesses.  While at Dell, Carol was also responsible for the strategic vision of M&A IT acquisition integrations and infrastructure companywide.  Prior to Dell, Carol served as the Chief Information Officer at Quest Software from 2000-2012.  Before joining Quest in 2000, she held IT leadership roles at Western Digital, Coldwell Banker and Pacific Mutual, leading transformational initiatives for both IT and business in all areas of the organizations. 

With more than three decades of serving in information technology leadership roles, Carol has a dynamic reputation in the industry providing critical insight to innovation teams as new solutions are introduced into the market. She has a proven track record in successful infrastructure, applications, e-commerce, Salesforce automation and customer care.

Originally from Chicago, Carol has been living in Southern California since 1978. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems with a minor in Computer Science from National University in San Diego.

As CIO of UTA Michael Keithley is responsible for all technology at the agency. In this capacity, Mr. Keithley advises clients and companies on emerging digital business models, distribution platforms and other technology-related issues. In addition to managing the Information Technology department, Michael is active in corporate consulting, marketing, venture funding and strategic advisory services to companies ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Michael’s strong ties to Silicon Valley’s venture capital firms uniquely position him to be able to peer around the corner on how technology is going to shape the future of work and play. Prior to UTA, Michael served as the Chief Information Officer at Creative Artists Agency for 25 years. 

Joel Manfredo is the Chief Information Officer at the Motion Picture Industry Pension & Health Plans. In this role, Joel is responsible for all aspects of information technology (IT) including strategy and architecture, infrastructure and operations, business application delivery, the project management office, and IT administration and security.

Prior to joining the Plans, Joel served as the Chief Technology Officer for the County of Orange in California, in the Chief Information Officer role for The Irvine Company, and in other Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer roles since the mid-1990s.  Joel is kown for successful transformations both in business roles and in technical roles.

Joel has served on many non-profit Boards including the Society of Information Management, Executive Next Practices Institute, UCLA’s IS Associates, CleanTech OC, Realcomm, Access Executive Network, and the Trojan Club of South Orange County.  Joel was the founding chairman of UC Irvine’s CIO Roundtable (The Paul Merage School of Business) and further served UCI on the Dean’s Leadership Circle for the School of Information and Computer Sciences (ICS) and as the Chairman of the Corporate Committee for ICS and for the School of Engineering.  Joel also was a mentor in both UCI’s and Chapman’s MBA programs.

Joel has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Lehigh University and both a Master of Business Administration and Master in Science in Finance from Loyola University in Maryland.

George Sheth is Managing Partner of Diligent Partners, LLC, a retained executive search firm he co-founded in 2009.  Previously, he was Executive Director and Healthcare Practice Leader at another retained executive search firm based in Southern California.  Prior to that, George was a Strategy Consulting Principal focused on health plan IT strategy consulting within Kaiser Permanente\’s Information Technology division.  Prior to Kaiser Permanente, Mr. Sheth held executive management roles in the national healthcare consulting practices of Capgemini (now Accenture) and IBM / PricewaterhouseCoopers.  He started his career in operational management roles at Health Net and Maxicare Health Plans in the 1980s.  Besides retained executive search, his areas of expertise include executive coaching, board governance, strategic business planning, business process redesign, new venture and product development, program/project management, and the application of technology to grow businesses and solve strategic and operational issues.

As a volunteer leader many times over, Mr. Sheth currently serves as Member Relations Board Advisor for the Southern California Chapter of Society for Information Management (www.scsim.org), the premier not-for-profit organization of information technology experts, including CIOs, CTOs and emerging IT leaders. Since 2010, he also has been a frequent presenter/panelist at CIO summits across the West Coast for HMG Strategy (www.hmgstrategy.com) for whom Mr. Sheth serves on its Advisory Board.  For several years, George served as Board Governance Committee Chair and as a member of the HR Committee on the Board of Directors of the Bob Hope USO (www.BobHopeUSO.org).  For over a decade, George served on the HIMSS Southern California Chapter Board, where he served his one-year term as President in 2008-2009.  A diehard Trojan, George has served on the University of Southern California (USC) Asian Pacific Alumni Association Board (served as President: 2006-2007), the USC Marshall Alumni Association National Board, the USC Marshall Partners Board, the USC Alumni Association Board of Governors Executive Committee, and the USC Trojan CEO Network Board.

George has a B.A. degree from Occidental College and graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Southern California with an executive M.B.A. in International Business.

George has supported numerous clients, including Accenture, AECOM, Amgen, Apria Healthcare, Avasant, BodySync, Blue Shield of California, Caiman Consulting, Cardinal Health / CareFusion, Cedars-Sinai, CIGNA, City of Hope Medical Center, CSC, Health Net, ICANN, Johnson Controls, Kaiser Permanente, L.A. Care Health Plan, Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital, ScrippsHealth, Saban Community Clinic, Southern California Edison, Sutter Health, Trianz, UniHealth America, UnitedHealth Group, WellPoint/Anthem, and Zurich Insurance Group.

Theresa Miller is a senior technology executive with over 30 years of experience leading media and entertainment companies through digital transformation including holistic enterprise-wide approaches to business process transformation, cybersecurity, and business continuity.  She is known for her inspiring leadership style and for her dedication to inclusivity through her work with Women in Technology Hollywood and other STEM focused organizations.  Theresa’s career reflects a demonstrated track record in leading successful large-scale technology initiatives including on premise and cloud-based ERP systems, digital supply chain initiatives, data and analytics/AI initiatives at high growth companies.  She also brings deep corporate governance experience through her oversight of cybersecurity, work in internal audit and as the executive sponsor for business continuity at her current company.  

Currently, Theresa is the Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Lionsgate, a world-class motion picture and television studio operations aligned with the STARZ premium global subscription platform to bring a unique and varied portfolio of entertainment to consumers around the world. In her role, Theresa is responsible for management of IT across the enterprise, setting the strategic direction of technology initiatives and overseeing technology budget and personnel.  Theresa has been significantly involved in leading company transition efforts during several mergers and acquisitions, including the $4.4 billion acquisition of Starz in 2016 and its current divestiture of this asset.  Theresa reports to and attends Lionsgate’s Audit Committee meetings on a quarterly basis covering cybersecurity and technology topics.  During her tenure at Lionsgate, she has collaborated with her business peers to develop and maintain mission critical company policies including disaster recovery, business continuity, incident response and record retention. 

Theresa is a Board Member for the Women in Technology Hollywood Foundation, a 501c3 charitable organization, where she also serves as Treasurer and is a member of the Executive Committee.  She is also a Board Member of Innovate@UCLA, a member-based partnership between UCLA and the southern California technology community, where she chairs the Women in Technology committee.  She is also a long-term member of the Customer Advisory Committee for Box.

Recently recognized as the 2022 Southern California CIO of the Year by the Inspire CIO Leadership Network, Theresa is a frequent speaker on leadership and technology topics and is a mentor for STEM Advantage and Women in Technology Hollywood.

Theresa holds a B.B.A. in management information systems from Texas A&M University.  She is a graduate of UCLA’s Executive Program of Management.

Helen Norris is Vice President for information technology and CIO at Chapman University, where she is responsible for leading the university’s information technology strategy and services, and oversight of the University Library.

Previously, Helen was the Associate CIO at California State University, Sacramento, where she focused on enterprise systems, data analytics, and infrastructure. Before that, Helen spent twelve years at UC Berkeley where she held progressive information technology management roles at both the departmental and central levels.  She also previously worked as VP for IT for an advertising agency and a law firm, both in St. Louis, Missouri.

Helen serves on several boards.  She was appointed to serve a 4-year term on the EDUCAUSE (educause.edu) Board of Directors starting October 2019.  She serves as the Vice-Chair of the Southern California Society for Information Management (scsim.org) and Chair of the board of the National Endowment for Financial Education (nefe.org).  Additionally, she is a member of the board of advisors for EmpowHer Institute (empowher.org), whose mission is to empower young women through education, training, and mentorship as they prepare for college and their careers. She serves on the Dell Higher Education Advisory Board and the governing board for the CIO Summit in Los Angeles.  She previously served as the Director of the Sacramento Women in Technology International (witi.com) network.

Originally from Ireland, Helen has a Bachelor\’s degree in Mathematics from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, and a Master\’s degree in Computer Resource Management and Business Administration from Webster University in St. Louis. She is a certified Project Management Professional.

Thomas Phelps IV is the VP of Corporate Strategy & CIO for Laserfiche, a global provider of enterprise content management and process automation software. Thomas joined Laserfiche in 2014 and leads IT, industry marketing, analyst relations and major strategic initiatives. He was part of the executive team that launched Laserfiche Cloud in 2015, and led security and compliance efforts to obtain a SOC 2 attestation. Thomas led corporate initiatives for Laserfiche to be recognized as a Challenger in the Gartner MQ for Content Services Platform for the first time in 2017 and 2018, a Peer Insights rating of 4.7 (out of 5.0) as of August 18, 2019, and a Leader in the Nucleus Research 2019 ECM Value Matrix. He created the team that redesigned Laserfiche certification courses used to train customers and over 300 solution providers globally.

Prior to Laserfiche, Thomas was the national entertainment and media champion for cybersecurity at PwC. He led the initiative to innovate content security practices used worldwide in the motion picture industry. He also developed the PwC methodologies and marketing collateral for the new Telecom and Network Services practice. He was the Advisory Services leader for two major accounts generating over $12M in annual advisory revenue, including a client service team that received the PwC Chairman’s Award. He provided Fortune 500 clients with guidance on IT transformation, security, privacy, internal audit and business continuity management. He designed and implemented solutions and risk management programs to address SOX, HIPAA, GLBA and other regulations. In addition, Thomas was part of three new business initiatives at Motorola. This included the start-up Internet Software Products Division (Austin, TX), the multi-billion dollar Motorola MOS 12 (Chandler, AZ) semiconductor fab, and a new production line for Motorola Radius GP 300 radios (Mt. Pleasant, IA). 

Thomas is the Chairperson of Long Beach Accelerator^TM, a non-profit whose mission is to accelerate early stage startups with seed funding, mentorship and exit strategy. He is on the ISACA 50^th Anniversary Panel, providing governance and speaking at events for a cybersecurity and IT audit standards-setting organization—with 460,000 engaged individuals in 188 countries and 220 chapters. He is on the Executive Board for Innovate@UCLA, an executive IT organization sponsored by UCLA, and the Marketing Chair for the Southern California, Society of Information Management (www.SCSIM.org). Thomas is also the Director of Corporate Relations for LA Blockchain Lab. He has co-authored the book, Telecommunications Cost Management, published by CRC Press. He has contributed to several ISACA publications including Risks of Customer Relationship Management, a joint book effort with PwC. He earned his BBA in MIS from the University of Texas at Austin. In 2019, Thomas became an adjunct professor teaching IT Auditing and Analytics in the USC Masters in Accounting program.

Sanjib Sahoo serves as executive vice president and chief digital officer for Ingram Micro Inc. In this role, Sahoo leads Ingram Micro’s strategic efforts to further accelerate the development of innovative, world-class customer and user experiences designed to shape and create competitive advantage and differentiation for the business. His responsibilities include leading the digital transformation and modernization of the company’s customer-facing platforms, including applications, subscription services and consumption models for billing. Sahoo joined Ingram Micro in June 2021. Sahoo brings a diverse and global background to the company, with over 20 years of experience leading global enterprise IT strategy, services, digital platforms, application deployment and technology operations. He most recently served as a member of the senior executive team and CIO for the transport business of XPO Logistics. Prior to XPO, Sahoo was CIO and chief technology officer for TradeMonster (E*Trade/Morgan Stanley), where he led the vision and execution for a first-of-a kind online trading platform for both web and mobile. Early in his career, he worked in building applications for several financial services organizations, including Citibank, Charles Schwab (then Xpresstrade), and Deutsche Bank. In October 2021, Sahoo was one of ten global leaders named to Constellation Research’s Business Transformation 150 Hall of Fame. He has authored numerous technology models and white papers on Risk and Innovation Leadership, Leadership Development, Innovative Marketing, Open Source Architecture, and Mobile Strategy, and holds several patents on Dynamic Communications and Streaming for Mobile Devices. He is a member of the Forbes Technology Council and a contributor to Wired and the Harvard Business Review. Sahoo is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program and holds a master\’s degree in computer applications from the Institute of Man

Bhavin Shah is the CEO of Moveworks. He is an entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience taking companies from inception to scale. Prior to Moveworks, he was CEO of Refresh.io, which LinkedIn acquired in 2015. Bhavin began his career in educational toys at Leapfrog Enterprises. 

In 2016, Bhavin co-founded Moveworks, a conversational AI platform that automatically resolves employee support requests across all internal domains such as IT, HR, Finance, etc in 100+ languages. Moveworks currently serves more than 200 large enterprise customers, including Novartis, Honeywell, NYSE, Hearst, Chubb Insurance, LinkedIn, DocuSign, Mass General, and Toyota North America, to name a few. Through Moveworks, companies can keep employees productive and engaged with instant AI-mediated support while lifting this workload off the shoulders of their IT, HR, Finance and Facilities teams to focus on other high priority projects.

Moveworks has more than 550 employees and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA and has raised over $300M from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, ICONIQ, Alkeon Capital Management, and Tiger Global. Moveworks has been named to the Forbes AI 50 list four years running and was named #24 on Newsweek\’s Most Loved Places to Work in America in 2022.

Bhavin has a Master\’s degree in Education, Technology, and Business from Stanford University and a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of California, San Diego.

 

Andrew Bereczky has been Chief Information Security officer (CISO) at the Automobile Club of Southern California since February 2016.  In this role he’s responsible for creating a culture of enablement and leverage, while managing the organization’s information security risk posture.

Prior to this role Andrew provided strategic consulting services to a multitude of national companies and served as the SVP & CIO of Zenith Education Group.  In this role he was responsible for all technology operations, enablement, and innovation across more than 88,000 students and 100 campus locations.  He came to the college with a rich background driving technology enablement and change within industries such as Health Care, Human Capital, Financial Services, and the Business Process Outsourcing Industry.

As global CIO with Alorica, in the BPO space, he supported multiple mergers and acquisitions while driving the technology team to achieve corporate recognition by Gartner (Global Magic Quadrant listing), win the Information Week Top 500 Technology innovator award in years 2011 & 2012 (for Global Analytics & CRM), along with IDC Marketspace Major Player recognition in 2013.  He’s complimented these achievements by publishing several articles regarding shifting customer dynamics & hosted contact center solutions.

Andrew holds a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology and earned his MBA from Cal State Dominguez Hills in Los Angeles, CA.  Always working to give back to the community, Andrew supports a multitude of efforts and regularly joins with others to contribute to thought leadership groups.

Scott is co-founder and Managing Partner of Diligent Partners, LLC. For 14 years, he held the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at another retained executive search firm based in Southern California. Scott is responsible for our firm’s search operations, client management, and sales and marketing. He also serves as the firm’s Information Technology practice leader. He has managed searches for many leadership roles across such industries as Biotech and Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Products, Financial Services, Healthcare, High Tech, Management Consulting, Medical Device, Manufacturing and Distribution, and Retail. Prior to entering executive search, Scott was a founding Principal at Transition Management Consulting, where he led client engagements in Organizational Assessments, Information Technology Strategy, Architecture and Platform Migration. Scott also was a Managing Consultant at SHL Systemhouse (now EDS). At Gartner Group, Scott was a Managing Director in Consulting Services. Scott began his Gartner career in sales as an Account Executive and then as a National Account Manager.

Over the years, Scott has developed and formalized a search methodology focused on quality outcomes, and has authored numerous articles on recruiting and retaining top talent, and on interviewing and assessing strategic hires for character, integrity and leadership.

Scott is a board member and membership chair for the Southern California chapter of Society for Information Management (SIM), the premier not-for-profit organization of information technology experts, including CIOs, CTOs and emerging IT leaders. Since 2010, he also has been a frequent presenter/panelist at CIO summits across the West Coast for HMG Strategy for whom he serves on its Advisory Board.

Scott has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California Los Angeles, and a certificate from the UCLA Andersen Graduate School’s Managing the Information Resource program.

Scott has consulted to such clients as AECOM, Amgen, American Girl, Applied Materials, Baxter International, Capital Group Companies, Cardinal Health / CareFusion, City National Bank, City of Hope Medical Center, the City of Los Angeles, County of San Bernardino, Deloitte, DFS Group, Discus Dental, East West Bank, Edwards Lifesciences, Forest Lawn, Gelson\’s Markets, ICANN, Kaiser Permanente, LA Care Health Plan, Mattel, Nissan USA, O\’Neil Digital Solutions, Pacific Life, Pioneer Electronics, Southern California Edison, Sutter Health, THQ, Tucson Electric Power, Unified Grocers and Zurich Insurance Group.

Carmella Cassetta is a dynamic and innovative technology leader with an accomplished background as a Chief Information Officer (CIO). She is known for providing technology enabled solutions and operations excellence that support organizational goals and solve business problems.

Ms. Cassetta is currently the Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO ) for Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian and Hoag Clinic in Orange County, California. In this role she is responsible for all IT functions that support clinical and business operations for Hoag.

Prior to Hoag, Ms. Cassetta held leadership positions at Ingram Micro, Barnes & Noble and Corinthian Colleges. In 2008 she was recognized with CIO Magazine’s “CIO 100 Innovation Award” and in 2019 the Hoag IT Department achieved a Quality Award from CHIME “HealthCare’s Most Wired”.

Ms. Cassetta graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business. She also received certification in Information Technology from New York University School of Continuing Education.

Sven Gerjets has been Chief Technology Officer of Mattel since July 2017. From January 2017 to July 2017, he served as Chief Product Officer of n.io Innovation. Mr. Gerjets was the Chief Information Officer of Time Warner Cable, Inc., from October 2015 to June 2016. Before joining Time Warner Cable, Inc., he was the Chief Technology Officer of Pearson from July 2014 to October 2015. Prior to this role, Mr. Gerjets held several executive roles at DIRECTV, Inc., including Senior Vice President, Information Technology, from 2011 to 2014; Vice President, IT Solution Delivery, from 2009 to 2011; and Senior Director, IT Operations, from 2007 to 2009. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Gerjets was Director, Information Technology, at Symantec Corporation. Previously, he was the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of GeneticMedic from 2003 to 2005. Mr. Gerjets also held leadership positions at AT&T Wireless Services, including Director, IT Operations, from 2000 to 2003; and Director, Business and Logical Security, from 1997 to 2000.

Keith Golden is a practicing information technology executive based in Orange County, California. He is currently Chief Information Officer of the Econolite Group, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent transportation management products and services (https://www.econolite.com/).  Keith has previously served as CTO of several venture-funded start-ups and has worked for and consulted to a wide variety of private- and public-sector organizations in IT, Engineering and Product Development roles.

Keith has driven countless projects to successful completion while ensuring delivery consistent with corporate culture and strategy.  Keith’s success in transforming underperforming IT organizations led to an abiding interest in high-performance team building, collaborative leadership, and coaching.  Outside the office, Keith’s interests include his family, nonprofit service, and trail running.  An avid musician, Keith played formidable lead guitar in a wedding band for 10 years—but didn’t quit his day job. 

Keith is Board Chair of SCSIM, having previously served as Vice Chair and Event Chair.  As Board Chair, Keith is delighted to work with his fellow board members to expand and extend SCSIM’s program offerings for the benefit our membership and the Southern California information technology community. 

Josh Goode is Chief Information Officer at SCAN. He provides leadership, direction and support to the company\’s information technology (IT) areas including Digital Strategy, Business Intelligence, IT Infrastructure, Project Management, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Application Development. Under Josh\’s guidance, SCAN is leveraging its technology investments to meet the individual needs of seniors now and in the future. Prior to joining SCAN in 2013, Josh worked for Accenture, a multinational technology and management consulting firm.

Randi Levin is an innovative and transformational business and technology executive with proven experience in government, the private sector domestically and internationally, consulting and many other industries. She is a flexible and highly experienced leader with emphasis in strategic planning, transformation, transparency and efficiency initiatives and leading edge thinking as well as implementation. She is a results-oriented business manager with outstanding interpersonal skills. Randi has spent 30+ years in Information Technology, as a CIO, Applications, Infrastructure and consulting capacities. She spent 5+ years as the CTO for the City of Los Angeles, overseeing a staff of over 800, partnering with 43 city divisions aiding in the transformation from paper to digital, from old processes to new, and implementing new technologies. Randi has served as CIO for Cast & Crew and Forest Lawn, and VP of Worldwide Corporate Systems for NBC Universal and the Walt Disney Company, as well as numerous other organizations, primarily in Southern California. Randi was the first Public and Private sector CTO or CIO to implement Google Applications – Gmail for the enterprise in 2008. Her extensive partnership with Google provided the city many benefits beyond just a new email system and began the city’s digital transformation. Randi has lived in the Los Angeles area for approximately 25 years and has two grown children. Randi graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration with a Management Information Systems degree from the University of Arizona

Kathy Lomax is VP, Product Delivery at First American Title.   As an IT executive with over 25 years’ experience in leading financial services and healthcare, she’s led a variety of global teams across IT disciplines including Infrastructure engineering and operations, web administration, application quality management, application support, IT finance and vendor management.   At L. A. Care Health Plan, Ms. Lomax is responsible for IT shared services in support of solution delivery and facilitates the strategy and Initiatives under the Office of the CIO.  Ms. Lomax has extensive experience in overseeing large scale projects and programs leveraging globally distributed resources with an eye toward budget control and continuous improvement, and has demonstrated a proven ability to build and transform departments in to well-organized productive business units.    

Prior to joining L. A. Care Health Plan, Ms. Lomax served as IT Vice President at Capital Group Companies, home of the American Funds.  Prior to that, she served as Administrative Director at Loma Linda University Medical Center.

Fueling her passion in supporting women, Ms. Lomax led the WITI (Women in Technology International) Orange County regional network for 4 years, earning her a seat on the Global Advisory Board Member since 2017.  Additionally, Ms. Lomax has served on the board of SCSIM (Southern California Society of Information Management) since 2018 and is currently serving as Programs Chair. 

Guillermo Lopez is an accomplished Senior Executive, Advisor, and Thought Leader with more than 25 years of success across apparel & fashion and luxury goods. His broad areas of expertise include Leadership, IT governance, business strategy, program and project management, and solution implementation. Guillermo holds a leadership position as the Chief Information Technology Officer for LuLaRoe where he leads technology teams, across service desk, IT infrastructure, software development, ERP, CRM, and RFID business areas. He also oversaw digital transformational development, prioritization, and execution of projects to achieve strategic priorities and empower project managers to own assigned projects and program areas. Guillermo has also served as the Vice President of Information Technology for St. John Knits.

Howard Miller is currently the Chief Information Officer at UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Howard was most recently the Acting Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer for Columbia Business School at Columbia University.

Howard is an accomplished executive and senior IT leader with expertise in the design, development, and deployment of technical strategy and policy. Before his most recent career endeavors in higher education, Howard was an IT Director of Security and Compliance for Life Technologies Corporation from January 2006 to May 2012 and served as the Senior Manager, PMO and Corporate Financial Systems for Applied Biosystems, Inc. from September 2001 to January 2006. 

He earned his BS in Computer Science and his Masters in Business Administration from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Howard also has his PMP, CISM and CRISC certifications. He is currently pursuing an Executive Master of Science in Technology Management at Columbia University.

William Miller is SVP and CIO at NetApp, responsible for business application solution management and delivery across NetApp. His team works closely with their global IT peers and business partners, with focus on end-to-end planning, execution and delivery of business capabilities, in support of NetApp’s overall IT roadmap. Bill and his organization help NetApp enable and accelerate operational excellence and process efficiencies through productivity tools and technology solutions, while also proactively managing enterprise-wide security for NetApp’s intellectual property and data. In addition, Bill is responsible for accelerating adoption of and showcasing NetApp’s own use cases for NetApp technologies and solutions via our NetApp on NetApp and Customer-1 programs.

Bill brings to NetApp an extensive background in providing technology-centered leadership and global business solutions to large technology companies. Prior to NetApp, he served most recently as senior vice president and CIO at Broadcom Corporation. In this role, he led a world-class IT organization focused on delivering value by leveraging cloud computing applications and partners to maintain low-spend profiles for best-in-class efficiencies.

Lance Ralls is a hybrid global CIO/CTO who rapidly delivers impact to profit and revenue. He is regularly told he is a rare bilingual executive who can speak both the language of business and technology fluently. Lance Ralls, Global CIO/CTO at MerchSource, is responsible for leading the company’s global Technology and Data services, policy, strategy, operations, governance, privacy policy, financial management and Cyber Security across all ThreeSixty’s global business groups and brands: FAO Schwarz, Sharper Image, Vornado, and Discovery.

Lance’s global corporate executive and management experience spans multiple industries and includes tenures during dramatic growth at Belkin International, Pelican, MerchSource, DIRECTV, Sony, Warner Bros, NBC Universal, Mattel, Cognizant, and PwC.

Lance’s work has successfully impacted millions of customers, thousands of employees, and created multi-million dollars of business growth by his understanding that technology is only 25% of the solution and you must address the remaining 75% by understanding the process and organization impact for maximum impact from your IT organization.

At thirteen, Lance started his first job, changing tires at his father’s tire store.  He soon decided he wanted to be the fastest and most effective tire-changer in the shop, which he achieved beating those around him with decades of practice. This is where his love for endless efficiency was born and he follows the same approach when creating solutions that impact customers he serves from consuming tv shows, purchasing electronics/toys, buying movie tickets, or scheduling teams on projects.

Lance also served as an advisory member on the Economic Development Advisory Council to El Segundo City Council promoting growth and community support in the region.  He enjoys and has successfully coached hundreds of kids in soccer and baseball for over 10 years, focusing on the process of play, not the outcome.  He has always focused on building character in how to work as a team as well as how to deal with failure which in turn delivers success which has led his teams to winning numerous championships.

Lance holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).

Raj is known for his acute customer focus, blending innovative technologies and strategic partnerships to create meaningful impact.

Raj has led diverse business development and technology engagements (+8 yrs as CIO/VP) across hitech, private equity, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing & retail industries. He has +17 yrs of multi-channel customer experience, integrating ideas, people, technology, analytics and execution.

He excels at building global teams, drive rapid product maturity and market adoption. He holds a Masters in Business-IT (Dean\’s award) & Applied Math and is GCP, CISM, PMP, ITIL certified. Raj is also advisor to multiple technology leadership and non-profit boards.

SPECIALITIES:
1. Enterprise strategy & Business value creation:
• Business development, Sales Enablement and P&L management
• Customer journey mapping – Ideation, ROI Analysis, Change Management, Deal Negotiation
• Global Program Management & Execution
• Professional services, Google Cloud and GSI partnerships enhancement

2. Emerging technology adoption (ML/Ai, Smart analytics, RPA, IoT, Cloud):
• Business architecture and Technology modernization
• Led transitions to 100% Cloud (Google Cloud/GSuite, O365, SaaS, AWS, Rackspace, Salesforce, ADP)

3. Solution design & deployment:
• Self service analytics
• Ecommerce, Digital platform & Product management – Web/Mobile/Analytics
• Next-gen applications and platform Integration

4. IT M&A Integration/Separation (Buy and Sell side) of Acquiring and Portfolio companies:
• Due Diligence, Close, Zero & 100 Day Planning
• Organization restructuring, Talent, Services & Technology consolidation

5. Process improvement/automation across
• Sales, Quote-Cash fulfillment, Supply & Distribution, CRM, Call center, HR, EMR, Finance.
• Information security governance, MDM, compliance (SSAE16, HIPAA, PII, SOX)

6. Talent development:
• Hiring, mentoring, retention. Internships 

Ram Reddy is the VP of Global IT for Dermalogica (a subsidiary of Unilever).  Dermalogica is a leader in the skin care products category.   Prior to Dermalogica, Ram was the VP for IT Strategy and Projects at Jacobs Engineering Corporation (JEC). He was awarded Computerworld’s “Premier 100 IT Leaders” award in 2015 for helping implement a “follow the sun” IT support model for Jacobs’ global work force. 

Ram held multiple IT leadership positions – Chief Enterprise Architect, Director of Enterprise Application at SAIC (a major Aerospace/Defense services firm).  Ram worked with senior executives such as – CFO, SVP HR, BD, and Operations – to deliver and maintain IT applications in support of their business operations.  

Earlier, Ram was the president of Tactica Consulting Group, a technology and business strategy consulting firm. He has advised Fortune 500 firms on strategic use of technology, restructuring the IT function for competitive agility, customer relationship management, and supply chain systems.   Before Tactica, Ram was the CIO of a Tier 1 supplier in the automotive sector.

Ram’s work experience spans industries in manufacturing, contingent staffing, mass merchandising, procurement, and financial services. Ram is the author of Supply Chains to Virtual Integration (McGraw-Hill, 2001) and has written extensively on realizing strategic business goals through information technology.

Mel Reyes is an accomplished Enterprise Information Technology leader developing cohesive and scalable digital strategies.  He’s defined and delivered global IT Strategies implementing Cloud, SaaS applications, Security, RPA, Mobile, Software Engineering, Agile development methodologies, and M&A solutions.

He’s done this for Fortune 10-500 companies in FinTech, Manufacturing, and CPG spaces like Priceline, Cenveo, Pepsi, Synchrony, and PayPal.  Including 3 startups and 3 Omnicom media agencies across a 21 year consulting career.  He’s done this by collaborating and influencing business process and business development delivery.

He’s laser focused on leveraging his strong financial acumen to deliver quantifiable results, with an eye on precision budgeting and driving true business value.  While at Synchrony, Mel led the IT and Business strategy of over 100 cross-matrixed resources to deliver a 400% increase in PayPal’s credit portfolio to $12B in 2 years.

He’s a mentor and coach who attracts, retains, and develops high-performing talent.

He’s an Advisor for HMG Strategy Financial Services, Pace University’s Cybersecurity Board, Vation Ventures, Tech Impact, as well the startup Reshuffle.  Mel is also a moderator, speaker, and mentor for Society for Information Management, GDS, Tech Elevator, and UpKey.

 

Douglas Shook specializes in the design, implementation and management of information technology, with particular focus on data management, data modeling, and information technology architecture. His academic research centers on the interaction of organizational structure and the effective use of computer-mediated information and communication systems. He has published in Organizational Science and the Journal of Management Studies. Professor Shook received the Excellence in Teaching Award from the Marshall Business Student Government in 2003-2004, the \”Teaching Has No Boundaries\” award from USC for 2001-2002, Marshall\’s Golden Apple Award in 1996, 1999, 2001, and 2005.

Michael is no stranger to the hospitality industry. His career began at “The Happiest Place on Earth”, working his way up from dish washer to working lead at the Disneyland Resort.

By the age of 21, Michael had developed a passion for guest service while serving in operations leadership roles at Disneyland, Hotel del Coronado, and The Olive Garden / Darden Restaurants.Seeking new tools to increase customer satisfaction and operational efficiency, Michael then transitioned into technology leadership roles with high profile companies such as Technicolor and loanDepot. With a continued focus on the customer experience, Michael built out technology-enabled business services that captured market share and grew revenue. As Vice President of Information Technology for KSL Resorts, Michael leverages his diverse experience to implement technologies that delight our guests.

A devoted husband and father of four sons, Michael enjoys volunteering with the Boys Scouts of America and American Youth Soccer Organization, as well as skiing, scuba diving, and traveling the globe. Weekends you will find him grilling and camping in the great outdoors.

Personal Motto: “Every day is a new adventure.”

Denis Zerr serves as Chief Information Officer for Radiology Partners. Previously, Denis held the role of Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President for Catholic Health Initiatives and served as Vice President of Information and Business Services for Amgen, the world’s largest biotechnology company. He has a strong track record of developing and leading IT programs in healthcare and life sciences organizations.

Denis earned a master’s degree in information systems from Telecom Ecole de Management in Paris and an additional master’s degree in business and management from Universite Paris Dauphine.