Category: Member Spotlight

Lea Eriksen, the driving force behind digital innovation and equity, serves as the Membership Chair for Innovate@UCLA, leading collaboration and fostering a dynamic platform for innovation. With a 25-year track record in local government spanning budgeting, finance, technology, and project…

Sponsors are a key element of the success of Innovate@UCLA’s events. This year Innovate is happy to welcome Greg Geary as Sponsorship Vice-Chair for Innovate@UCLA events. Greg serves as Vice President IT at DigitalBridge a leading global digital infrastructure investment…

Kevin Gray serves as an active member of Innovate@UCLA’s board of directors and is currently serving as the 2023 Summer Event’s Chair. His next event will be the 2023 Summer Solstice taking place on Wednesday, June 14th from 8 AM…

Andy returns as chairman of the Executive Leadership Awards September 2023. After the resounding success of 2022’s Executive Leadership Awards, Andy Schlei, Executive Leadership Awards Committee Chair, is even more excited about this year’s event, “I’m excited to be working…

Andriana Albert, Strategic Partnerships & Third-Party Relations officer at Avasant and Raffi Simonian Senior Program Manager, Community Partnership Programs at UCLA’s Office of Advanced Research Computing interview Susan Nakashima Principal Manager, IT Compliance at Southern California Edison (SCE) and former…

Anderee Berengian has been awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Pacific Southwest – Orange County region by EY’s global award program. With more than 20 years of experience steering corporate and product strategy, Anderee is an accomplished entrepreneur,…