Motivation in Times of Uncertainty: Christian Farland

On this episode, Davood talks with Lloyd Levine, a former member of the California State Legislature who served as Chair of the Assembly Committee on Utilities and Commerce. Currently, Mr. Levine serves as T-Mobile for Government’s National Senior Executive for State Government Strategy and is a Senior Policy Fellow at the University of California, Riverside School of Public Policy. Lloyd is also working on an edited book volume on the intersection of technology and government titled Technology vs. Government: The Irresistible Force Meets the Immovable Object, due out in 2023. 

Davood and Lloyd touch on several digital transformation topics relevant to government entities, including cloud migration, how connectivity is integral to delivery of government services to the people who need them most, and how governments need to adapt to technology in order to better serve a generation that has always had technology at its fingertips. They discuss how bold leaders recognize risks, but don’t let those risks keep them from moving forward — highlighting bold leadership from key figures such as JFK and Toomas Ilves, the former president of Estonia. 

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On this episode of Davood for Thought, our host Davood Ghods talks with Vitaliy Panych, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the California Department of Technology. Appointed in January of 2022, Vitaliy is responsible for the security of one of the largest collections of digital information assets in the country, identifying and mitigating more than 200 malicious activities daily. In recognition of his work, he was recently honored with the 2022 Thomas M. Jarrett State Cybersecurity Leadership Award by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.  

Tune in to hear Vitaliy share about how learning to code as a teen inspired a lifelong career in cybersecurity, what's next in the security industry in the public sector, and how Brazilian Jiu Jitsu makes him a better technologist.

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Check out part 2 of our Davood for Thought season highlights!

In this roundup, bold thought leaders in Government tech share thoughts on digital transformation, leadership, and the benefits of automation within Government.

Part 2 highlights cover episodes with:

1.       Mike Anderson, Chief Digital and Information Officer at Netscope.

2.       Drew Hinkle, CIO at the California Department of State Hospitals.

3.       Bratton Riley, CEO at Citibot.

4.       Jag Nagendra, Office Chief at the California Department of Water Resources.

5.       Rishma Khimji,  CIO at theCity & County of San Fransisco

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Didn’t get a chance to catch the full season of Davood for Thought? Check out part 1 of our season highlights here with host and Government Sector Lead Davood Ghods!

In this special roundup, leaders within the Government tech space share insights on digital transformation in the public and private sectors. 

Part 1 covers episodes with guests:
 
 1. Steve Monighan, CIO and Director of General Services Agencies for Nevada County, CA

2. Kyle Katt, Chief Experience Officer at Launch Consulting

3. Michael J Hingson, Chief Vision Officer at accessiBe

4. Joe Panora, CEO and Owner of Panora Associates

5. Jeff Frazier, VP and Head of Global Public Sector at Snowflake

Stay tuned for part 2!

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On this episode of Davood For Thought, host Davood Ghods interviews New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for Accessibe, Michael Hingson.

Michael, who has been blind since birth, survived the September 11th attacks with the help of his guide dog, Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book Thunder Dog. Michael, a longtime social advocate for change concerning disabilities, shares his wisdom and insight what advocacy, accessibility and inclusion should look like, and the importance of engaging in conversation and education in order to create meaningful change.

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On this episode, host Davood Ghods talks to Joe Panora, CEO and owner of Panora Associates, who utilizes his extensive background in correctional and public safety law enforcement and information technology to serve the California public sector. Joe's experience includes 35 years of public service, with 14 years serving in correctional safety and public safety law enforcement as Director of the Enterprise Information Services, and IT Director and Chief Information Officer for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Joe shares about his success in leveraging technology to modernize the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, setting the stage for the next generation of public servants to make data-informed decisions for the future, and putting the right people in place to get the job done.

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On this episode of Davood For Thought,  VP and Head of Global Public Sector at Snowflake Jeff Frazier discusses his unique background and experience with host Davood Ghods, sharing about purpose in leadership to create impact, the role of data and public service, and his mission to improve the lives of others. 

Jeff is a respected leader with a rich and varied background in sales, digital transformation, government consulting, advising international business, emerging markets, public policy, and government affairs. Together with his teams at Snowflake, Jeff enables organizations to mobilize data with Snowflake's Data Cloud. Customers use the Data Cloud to unite siloed data, discover and securely share data, and execute diverse analytic workloads. 

Jeff Frazier is also a Non-Resident Senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, and Operating Partner at Digital Alpha. His prior roles include Managing Director at Cisco, General Manager and Corporate Partner at Microsoft, and Distinguished Public Service with Risk with the FBI. 

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On this episode of Davood For Thought, host Davood Ghods welcomes Kyle Katt, Chief Experience Officer at Launch Consulting. 

Kyle started his career as a data engineer, however, due to vision challenges related to a genetic eye condition, he began to spend more time in data analytics, architecture, and technology leadership roles, focusing on developing and empowering teams across the organization. Kyle brings 25 years of solution development and technology leadership to Launch, and drives a seamless connection of core capabilities, innovation and human impact across all launch engagements. 

Davood and Kyle discuss collaboration between people, data and technology disciplines in the digital transformation space, and the value of focus on customer experiences related to Launch's services, offerings, and solutions. 

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Steve Monaghan is the CIO and Director of General Services Agencies for Nevada County in California. In addition to being the CIO, he is responsible for the county public library system, the county airport facility management office of emergency services, central services, and centralized purchasing to name a few. 

Tune in as Steve dives into daily operations at the county, business continuity, and being a change agent for county agencies at the CIO level. Don't miss his story of Nevada County's most recent severe weather incident that left many citizens without power for days,  and how they were able to bounce back. 

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Jag Nagendra is a multi-skilled business and engineering professional with over 30 years of experience in organizational leadership management and entrepreneurship in both the private and public sectors. For the past decade, Jag has been working for the California Department of Water Resources as Office Chief leading three branches of 80 plus engineers. He has held various leadership roles with the PMI Sacramento valley chapter board. And earlier this year, he is started a two year term as president and CEO of the PMI Sacramento valley chapter. 

Tune into this episode as Jag dives into his thoughts on planning and prepping in a time of disruption, embracing change for growth and innovation, and getting back to fundamental roots in leadership. 

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