Davida Johnson

Executive Sponsor, Innovate@UCLA & Executive Director, Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC)

Greetings! As the Executive Director for UCLA’s Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC), I’m excited and truly honored to be the program sponsor for Innovate@UCLA. It’s just amazing to see all the incredible energy, fresh ideas, and teamwork happening across the Innovate@UCLA community. It is a distinct privilege to contribute to a program that sparks so much thought leadership, creativity, and entrepreneurial drive, thereby shaping the forthcoming generation of leaders and problem-solvers.

My role as Innovate@UCLA’s program sponsor enables me to directly support and advocate for initiatives that empower our public-private partnership in strong collaboration with UCLA students, faculty, and researchers.