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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, 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, 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. 

The Davood for Thought podcast is brought to you by Launch Consulting.
www.launchconsulting.com