AVASANT DISTINGUISHED FELLOWS
The Avasant Distinguished Fellows Program promotes thought leadership and provides subject matter expertise for Avasant’s clientele. Selected from a pool of over 500 nominations, the program brings together C-level executives and board-seasoned leaders who possess decades of experience in their competencies, which include CEO, COO, CIO, CISO, Chief Process Officer, and other key c-suite roles across various industries, including retail, manufacturing, banking, utilities, healthcare, travel and transportation and pharmaceuticals. The Fellows create strategies and executive programs that provide unique value to Avasant’s clients in the areas of digital innovation, process transformation, IT, information security and operational risk management, BPO, procurement, and business strategy

EXECUTIVE ADVISORY BOARD
DISTINGUISHED FELLOWS EXECUTIVE ADVISORY BOARD
“Leaders have been particularly stressed in the last year and a half. They are dealing with burnout, pushback and upheaval. Organizations see the value in providing tailored Executive Coaching support for peak performance.”
— Shevy Magen, Partner
The Avasant Executive Advisory Board (EAB) will consist of 3 Distinguished Fellows, handpicked by the client.
ESG Domain Through the EAB, the client will have access to:
- Quarterly calls to discuss broad topics based on their needs.
- 1:1 calls with their Distinguished Fellow Executive Advocate for confidential coaching.
- Expert Advisory from experienced professionals in the chosen industry.
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James Rinaldi
Chief IT Advisor and Former CIO, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Naresh Lachmandas
Partner, Avasant and Former CIO, L3 Technologies CSW and General Atomics
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Robert Devers
Sr. Director, Avasant and Former CIO, Virco
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Ram Mathilakath
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Joseph F. Martinez
Managing Director, Chief Procurement (Retired)
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Jay Weinstein
CISO, Cyber Consultant, ND-ISAC / DSIE Chairman of the Board
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Hernan Tabah
Global executive specializing in digital transformation, technology strategy, and driving business growth through emerging technologies and data-driven innovation.
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Bharat Amin
Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
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Mark Hadland
Chief Experience Officer & Senior Partner, Launch Consulting, CEO and Founder, Launch 11, and Former Associate Partner with Accenture
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Kevin Trepa
Principal, Crucible Strategies LLC, Former CIO and COO, retired Colonel USMC
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Ray Barnard
Chairman, Avasant Distinguished Fellows Program and Former Executive VP , Fluor Corporation
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Jim Addison
Former Vice President, Boardriders and COO, Oakley
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Simon Bell
CEO, Armillary Ventures and Former Investment Specialist, IFC
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Javier Peña Capobianco
International consultant, IDB and ITC (UNCTAD-WTO)
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John Caruthers
Executive Advisor, Evotek and Former Supervisory Special Agent, FBI
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Lynne Chernow
Former SVP and Chief of IT Staff, HBO
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Steve Gerst
Former Regional Medical Director, PwC and Former Vice President, Columbia/HCA
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John Gilboy
Former CIO, Global Eagle Entertainment and SVP, Union Bank
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Larry Godec
TBM Council, Chairman and Former CIO, First American Financial
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Paul Goldberg
Former CIO, AECOM and CTO, Repucom
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Janet Gosche
Former Principal, Strategic Governance Global Practice, Avasant
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Joel D. Jacobs
Vice President & CIO, Mitre Corporation
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Carol Jones
CIO & Director of IT Services at Sandia National Laboratories
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Gary Kho
Former CTO and CMO, Wanda Studios
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Mike W. Wheeler
Former SVP Supply Chain and Chief Procurement Officer, Fluor Corporation
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Michael WJ Long
Former Vice President, Maximus Canada
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Bertrand Leroux
Former CIO at Activision Blizzard and Vivendi
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Randi Levin
CIO, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Former CTO, City of Los Angeles
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Fred Pond
Former CIO, Columbia Sportswear
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Adrian Quayle
Retired Managing Partner, Avasant Europe
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Carol Rizzo
Former CTO at AIG, Kasier Permanante
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Libby Roney
Former CIO at Chanel, Lechters Houseware, Melville Corp, and Kmart
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Tony Saldanha
Former VP, Global Business Services & IT at P&G and Cofounder of Inixia
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Andy Schlei
Former SVP, Information Technology, Sony Pictures
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Nuria Simo
Former CIO at IDB, EADS (now Airbus), Campofrio Food group and Quest International
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Marie Smith
Former IT Director, Edwards Lifesciences and VP IT, Eaton Corp.
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Randall Spires
Former Principal, Zero Point Forward and Director, PwC
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Kim Terry
Former Executive VP, OceanX and CIO, Guthy Renker
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Srinivas Vangala
Former CIO, Forest Laboratories (Allergan)
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WALTER A. YOSAFAT
Former CIO and Regional CEO at Wyndham Worldwide, Genpact and American Standard Companies
Executive Committee
Distinguished Fellows
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ADVISORY
INNOVATION AND EXECUTIVE WORKSHOPS
• Digital Innovation
• Organization Transformation
• Driving innovation through Technology
• Information and Cyber Security
• Platform Modernization and Cloud Strategy
• Process Improvement and Automation
• Network/Telecom Architecture and Sourcing
• Industry-specific Transformation and Technology Strategy