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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 Committee

  • Bharat Amin

    Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer

  • James Rinaldi

    Chief IT Advisor and Former CIO, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

  • Lynne Chernow

    Former CIO, SVP and Chief of IT Staff

  • Naresh Lachmandas

    Partner, Avasant and Former CIO, L3 Technologies CSW and General Atomics

  • Robert Devers

    Sr. Director, Avasant and Former CIO, Virco

  • Distinguished Fellows

  • Ram Mathilakath

  • Joseph F. Martinez

    Managing Director, Chief Procurement (Retired)

  • Jay Weinstein

    CISO, Cyber Consultant, ND-ISAC / DSIE Chairman of the Board

  • Hernan Tabah

    Global executive specializing in digital transformation, technology strategy, and driving business growth through emerging technologies and data-driven innovation.

  • Bharat Amin

    Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer

  • Mark Hadland

    Chief Experience Officer & Senior Partner, Launch Consulting, CEO and Founder, Launch 11, and Former Associate Partner with Accenture

  • Ray Barnard

    Chairman, Avasant Distinguished Fellows Program and Former Executive VP , Fluor Corporation

  • Lynne Chernow

    Former CIO, SVP and Chief of IT Staff

  • Jim Addison

    Former Vice President, Boardriders and COO, Oakley

  • Simon Bell

    CEO, Armillary Ventures and Former Investment Specialist, IFC

  • Javier Peña Capobianco

    International consultant, IDB and ITC (UNCTAD-WTO)

  • John Caruthers

    Executive Advisor, Evotek and Former Supervisory Special Agent, FBI

  • Steve Gerst

    Former Regional Medical Director, PwC and Former Vice President, Columbia/HCA

  • John Gilboy

    Former CIO, Global Eagle Entertainment and SVP, Union Bank

  • Larry Godec

    TBM Council, Chairman and Former CIO, First American Financial

  • Paul Goldberg

    Former CIO, AECOM and CTO, Repucom

  • Janet Gosche

    Former Principal, Strategic Governance Global Practice, Avasant

  • Joel D. Jacobs

    Vice President & CIO, Mitre Corporation

  • Carol Jones

    CIO & Director of IT Services at Sandia National Laboratories

  • Mike W. Wheeler

    Former SVP Supply Chain and Chief Procurement Officer, Fluor Corporation

  • Michael WJ Long

    Former Vice President, Maximus Canada

  • Bertrand Leroux

    Former CIO at Activision Blizzard and Vivendi

  • Randi Levin

    CIO, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Former CTO, City of Los Angeles

  • Fred Pond

    Former CIO, Columbia Sportswear

  • Adrian Quayle

    Retired Managing Partner, Avasant Europe

  • Libby Roney

    Former CIO at Chanel, Lechters Houseware, Melville Corp, and Kmart

  • Tony Saldanha

    Former VP, Global Business Services & IT at P&G and Cofounder of Inixia

  • Andy Schlei

    Former SVP, Information Technology, Sony Pictures

  • Nuria Simo

    Former CIO at IDB, EADS (now Airbus), Campofrio Food group and Quest International

  • Marie Smith

    Former IT Director, Edwards Lifesciences and VP IT, Eaton Corp.

  • Randall Spires

    Former Principal, Zero Point Forward and Director, PwC

  • Kim Terry

    Former Executive VP, OceanX and CIO, Guthy Renker

  • Srinivas Vangala

    Former CIO, Forest Laboratories (Allergan)

  • WALTER A. YOSAFAT

    Former CIO and Regional CEO at Wyndham Worldwide, Genpact and American Standard Companies

Subject Matter Expert Advisory

Each C-suite executive leverages deep end-to-end operational and industry knowledge within their domain of expertise.

Avasant Fellows provide highly specialized consulting services as subject matter experts (SME), including IT, IS, BPO, process and digital transformation, and other supported services. Avasant Fellows are also able to act as a ‘virtual board of directors’ for senior managers.

Innovation and Executive Workshops

Oftentimes, organizations are unable to bring the right expertise and innovation to decision-making.

Avasant Fellows provide strategic leadership that supports strategic decision-making through 2-3 day workshops that can help plan for:
• 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

CIO As a Service and Interim CXO Roles

Each Avasant Fellow has, on average, 20 years of experience as an industry C-suite executive.

Organizations today are struggling to maintain best practices and retain operational skills to manage IT in-house. Avasant Fellows provide hands-on interim management, assisting with all aspects of strategy, management, and performance. The Fellows provide clients with strategic leadership that helps organizations budget, prepare, and manage IT portfolios, IT expenditures, vendors, and changes in technology. By building a proven, long-term plan for business IT needs, Avasant Fellows can help clients improve service, reduce costs, and operate with increased efficiency. Avasant Fellows can also fill interim executive roles as CIO, CISO, CTO, COO, and CSO as needed.