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Executive Board

Executive Board

Executive Leadership

Beth Apillanes

Beth Apillanes

Executive Chair

Manager, Enterprise Information Technology Services, Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL)

lea erikson

Lea Eriksen

Vice Chair

Director of Technology & Innovation and CIO, City of Long Beach

Jim Renaldi

Jim Rinaldi

Executive Director

Former CIO, Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) & Senior Fellow, Avasant

davida johnson

Davida Johnson

Executive Sponsor

Executive Director, UCLA Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC)

Bhupesh Arora

Bhupesh Arora

Immediate Past Chair

VP, CIO South Jersey Industries

Outreach

lea erikson

Lea Eriksen

Membership Chair

Director of Technology & Innovation and CIO, City of Long Beach

howard miller

Howard Miller

Membership Vice-Chair

CIO, Anderson Computing & Information Services (ACIS)

michael wang

Michael Wang

Sponsorship Chair

CIDO, CISO & CPO, Epson America Inc.

Greg Geary

Greg Geary

Sponsorship Vice-Chair

Principal, Nova Group

doug goetz

Doug Goetz

Governance Committee Chair

SVP, Operational Resilience & Compliance, Fox Corporation

theresa miller

Theresa Miller

WIT Committee Chair

Former CIO & EVP, Information Technology, Lionsgate

andy schlei

Andy Schlei

Executive Leadership Awards (ELA) Chair

Former SVP, Sony Pictures Entertainment & Avasant Fellow

Programs

kevin gray

Kevin Gray

Overall Programs Chair

CTO, Metrolink / Southern California Regional Rail Authority

greg moore

Greg Moore

Programs Vice-Chair

VP, CIO, KB Home

ghalib kassam

Ghalib Kassam

Programs Event Chair

EVP CIO & CISO, Los Angeles Times

thomas phelps

Thomas Phelps

Chief Strategist & Gartner Events Chair

SVP & CIO, Laserfiche

Faculty and Campus Liaisons

lucy avetisyan

Lucy Avetisyan

UCLA CIO

Associate Vice Chancellor and CIO, UCLA IT Services

bill goodin

Bill Goodin

Faculty Advisor (Samueli)

Faculty Advisor, UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering & Applied Science

Members-at-Large

rob devers

Rob Devers

Sponsorship Committee

VP & CIO, Majestic Realty Co.

heidi pease

Heidi Pease

Executive Leadership Awards (ELA) Vice-Chair

CEO, LA Blockchain Lab Wave Financial, Head of Special Operations

Man Jit Singh

Man Jit Singh

Executive Leadership Awards (ELA) Committee

CEO, SR Labs, Inc.

beverly macy

Beverly Macy

Executive Leadership Awards (ELA) Committee

Educator, UCLA

Trent Johnson

Trent Johnson

Programs Committee

Chief Strategy Officer, Cie

nyariana maiko

Nyariana Maiko

Membership Committee

CIO, Port of Long Beach

Janet Horan

Janet Horan

Executive Leadership Awards (ELA) Committee

Vice Dean & CFO, Finance and Administration, USC Marshall School of Business

Eric Iverson

Eric Iverson

Technologist

Partner & Chief Technology Officer, United Talent Agency

Rory Devine

Rory Devine

Membership Committee & Student and Strategic Alliance

Vice President of National Technology Accounts, Robert Half Talent Solutions

David Buckholtz

David Buckholtz

Membership Committee

Senior Vice President, Deputy Head of Global IT Infrastructure, Sony

Carole Schlocker

Carole Schlocker

Sponsorship Committee

Queen of iSpace | iSpace

Administrative Support

snezana sibalic

Snezana Sibalic

Program Manager

Program Manager at UCLA/OARC

The executive board at Innovate@UCLA drives strategic initiatives, industry collaboration, and leadership development.