Avasant acquires
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Economics for
IT Metrics and Analytics
Leverage the definitive source of IT spending ratios
and staffing metrics for over 25 industry and government sectors.
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.
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Ray Barnard
Chairman, Avasant Distinguished Fellowship Program and Former Executive VP , Flour Corporation
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James Rinaldi
Chief IT Advisor and Former CIO, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Naresh Lachmandas
Principal, 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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Jim Addison
Former Vice President, Boardriders and COO, Oakley
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Kishor Bagul
Former CIO, Human Condition Safety and CTO, State of New York
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Simon Bell
CEO, Armillary Ventures and Former Investment Specialist, IFC
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Gene Berry
Former SVP and CIO, One America
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Neil Brandmaier
Former CIO, CDPHP
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John Caruthers
Director, Illumina and Former Supervisory Special Agent, FBI
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Lynne Chernow
Former SVP and Chief of IT Staff, HBO
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Sam Esfahani
Former CIO, AgFirst Farm Credit Bank & PCSU Financial Services
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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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Gary Kho
Former CTO and CMO, Wanda Studios
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Michael WJ Long
Former Vice President, Maximus Canada
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Husain Mairza
Former CIO, Kuwait International Bank and Commercial Bank of Kuwait
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Gervais Neno
Former VP, CSBS and Managing Partner, Thompson Peak
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Fred Pond
Former CIO, Columbia Sportswear and North Pacific
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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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Sudip Roy
Former Shared Services & Transformation Consultant, BDO UK
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Tony Saldanha
Former VP, Global Business Services & IT at P&G and Cofounder of Inixia
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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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Ali Tafreshi
CIO, Authority Brand and Former SVP & CIO, DFW Airport
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Kim Terry
Former Executive VP, OceanX and CIO, Guthy Renker
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Harold Tuck
Former CIO, County of San Diego
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Srinivas Vangala
Former CIO, Forest Laboratories (Allergan)
Executive Committee
Distinguished Fellows
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.
Sourcingboard™
SourcingBoard™ - Client Networking Advisory Channel
Sourcingboard™, led by Avasant’s Fellows, is Avasant’s client networking advisory channel which is designed to connect Avasant clients to each other. Sourcingboard™ is designed to serve as an expert panel for strategic sourcing, composed of Avasant partners and fellows. Our clients use SourcingBoard™ as an executive exchange to share advice and insight within their community of peers. Avasant completed its acquisition of SourcingBoard™ on August 27, 2013.
