Our Board & Advisors
Octane’s Board and Advisors range from partners to industry experts throughout Southern California’s technology and medical technology community. These individuals are at the forefront of Octane’s mission and are Octane brand ambassadors to help us Build the SoCal of Tomorrow.
Executive Committee
Board of Directors
Senior Advisors
Medical Advisory Chairs
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is also a part of our Board of Directors.
Bill Carpou
CEO, Octane
Jag Dosanjh
President, Neurosciences & Eyecare, AbbVie
Bruce Feuchter
Shareholder, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
Emile Haddad
Bruce Hallett
Managing Director, Miramar Venture Partners
Bob Jacobson
West Consulting & Private Equity Leader,
Jennifer Leuer
Board Member, BigRentz
James Mazzo
Executive Chairman, Neurotech
Jim Peterson
Founder, Peterson Capital Group
Brett Wall
EVP and President, Neurosciences Portfolio,
Scott Whitcup
Founder & CEO, Akrivista & Whitecap Biosciences
Clay Wilemon
Chief Executive Officer & Chairman, APATICS
Board of Directors
Kelly Barba
Director of Client Engagement, K&L Gates
Reynolds Bish
CEO, Kofax Limited
Charles Black
Managing Director, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Caitlin Blanche
Partner, K&L Gates
Sheryl Bourgeois
President, Simon Foundation
Janelle Brunette
COO & Board Secretary,
John Casalaspi
Sr. Business Development Executive, Tech Data
Anthony Chang, MD, MBA, MPH, MS
Chief Intelligence and Innovation Officer, CHOC
Hazem Chehabi, MD
Radiology, Newport Diagnostic Center
Daveen Chopra
Corporate Vice-President and General Manager, Surgical Structural Heart, Edwards Lifesciences
Janet Clardy
Sr. Vice President, Human Resources, Experian
Sean Crafts
Chief Customer Officer & Co- Founder, Mavenlink
Martha Daniel
Founder, President & CEO, IMRI
Pete Deutschman
CEO, The Buddy Group
Linda DiMario
Director of Community Engagement, Octane
Randy Fisher
Strategy Marketing Manager, Capital Innovation, Insperity
Daniel Flynn
President, General Counsel, Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer, Fernweh Group
Russ Garcia
CEO, Menlo Micro
Marinela Gombosev
COO, SPARK Neuro
Andrew Guarni
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Hoag
Rob Goodman
Vice President, Customer Experience Office, Pacific Life
Fauad Hasan
Founder & Director, Appiell.ai
Reza Jahangiri
Founder & CEO, American Advisors Group
Lynn Jochim
Former President & COO, FivePoint
Scott Joslyn
Chief Information and Innovation Officer, UCI Health
Dr. Edward Kim
Physician-in-Chief, City of Hope
Jason Lantgen
Managing Director, JLL
Sabing Lee
Partner, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear
Steven Litchfield
CFO, MaxLinear
L. Andrew Lyon
Founding Dean of the Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler School of Engineering, Chapman University
Celine Martin
Company Group Chairman,Cardiovascular & Specialty Solutions Group, Johnson & Johnson
Goran Matijasevic
Executive Director, Chief Executive Roundtable, UC Irvine
Tatjana Mitchell
SVP and CFO, Experian North America Consumer Services
Thomas Mitro
Former President & COO, Aerie Pharmaceuticals
Aziz Mottiwala
Chief Commercial Officer, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
David Perry
Retired, Former Administrative Partner, K&L Gates
Aidan Raney, MD, FACC
Former Medical Director of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hoag Hospital
Ehsan Sadri, MD, FACS
Founder & CEO, Visionary Eye Institute
Neil Sahota
IBM Master Inventor, United Nations (UN) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Subject Matter Expert
Dean Stoecker
Executive Chairman, Alteryx
Carrie Strom
President, Global Allergan Aesthetics, SVP, AbbVie
Jeffry Weinhuff
Managing Partner, Visionary Ventures
Ian Williamson
Dean, Paul Merage School of Business, UCI
Ted Wilm
Retired, Office Managing Partner,
Ashlie Woods
Vice President, Goldman Sachs
David Zollinger
VP and General Manager, Siemens Cardiac Ultrasound
Senior Advisors
John Belli
Former Managing Partner, Ernst & Young
Jim Corbett
CEO, CathWorks, Ltd.
Peter Craig
Former CEO, OC Tech Alliance
Reginald Gilyard
Former Dean, The George L. Argyros School, Chapman University
Mike Gottfredson
Former Vice Chancellor & Provost, UC Irvine
Raouf Halim
Former CEO, Mindspeed Technologies Inc.
Matthew Jenusaitis
Chief of Staff, UCSD Healthcare System
Jeffrey Kimball
President & CEO, Jeffrey J. Kimball & Associates
Rick Leckey
Partner, Charting Success
Matthew Massengill
Chairman, Western Digital, and Octane Co-Founder
James McCluney
Former CEO, Emulex Corp.
Dave Meltzer
CEO, Sports 1 Marketing
Tom Moebus
Former Vice Chancellor, UC Irvine
Juli Stone Moran
Managing Dir., San Diego Office Consulting, and Lead Client Service Partner, Life Sciences, Deloitte Consulting, LLP
Michael Mussallem
Chairman & CEO, Edwards Lifesciences, and Octane Co-Founder
Stacey Scoggin Pugh
Chief Commercial Officer, Butterfly Network, Inc.
David Pyott
Former CEO, Allergan, Chairman, Bioniz Therapeutics
Robert Rosenbluth
Chairman & Founder, Inceptus Medical
Marc Samuels
President & CEO, ADVI
Earl Slee
Former VP of Technology, Strategy & Business Development, Medtronic
Daniele Struppa
President, Chapman University
Paul Symczak
Former VP of Entrepreneurship, Octane
Gerard Von Hoffman
Partner, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear
Brian Ward
Independent
Gregory Washington
President, George Mason University
Medical Advisory Chairs
Gregory A. Buford, MD, FACS, PCEO
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Beauty by Buford, Published Author
John Hovanesian, MD, FACS
Private Practice, Harvard Eye Associates, Laguna Hills, CA Clinical Faculty, UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA
Ehsan Sadri, MD, FACS
Founder & CEO, Visionary Eye Institute
Ava Shamban, MD
Founder & CEO of AVAMD and SKINFIVE, Co-Host of The Gist
Elizabeth Yeu, MD
Partner, Virginia Eye Consultants
Steven G. Yoelin, MD
Kamakshi R. Zeidler, MD
Founder & Managing Partner, Aesthetx
Events Search and Views Navigation
January 2023
Women Leaders of Octane Quarterly Meeting – January 2023
RSVP Here Please join Women Leaders of Octane for our virtual quarterly meeting, Wednesday, January 18th from 12 - 1 pm PST, featuring Spotlight Thought Leader, Anastasia Williams, The A List. In addition to our thought leader, our committee chairs will share progress reports. Our Committees and Committee Chairs: Creating Women-led Businesses & LaunchPad Committee – Marinela Gombosev, SPARK Neuro Funding Committee – Delilah Panio, Toronto Stock Exchange Women on Boards Committee – Joyce Averna, JP Morgan Private Bank Resources &…
Find out more »Next Wave Founder’s Circle January Program
Join Octane and our Next Wave Founder’s Circle for a program featuring Asante Cleveland, podcast host and former pro-football player on January 19th 5-6:30pm at LCAD Gallery. During this session, Asante will talk about his background, upbringing and how it shaped him to where he is today. He will also discuss the importance of arts, culture and diversity as it relates to sport and growth on and off the field. The program will be interactive, where we will encourage you to ask questions as…
Find out more »Aesthetics Technology Forum 2023
The 2nd Annual Aesthetics Technology Forum will be held at the Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach. This event will bring together leading physicians, industry, and entrepreneurs to discuss groundbreaking medical aesthetic technologies as well as unmet clinical needs and new business opportunities. Join leaders in the aesthetics field to examine how they fuel innovation in the medical aesthetic industry in Southern California. Learn more here.
Find out more »May 2023
Tech Innovation Forum 2023
Tech Innovation Forum 2023 will focus on the acceleration of innovation in technology. The Forum will concentrate on topics such as the next industrial revolution- the role that Southern California is playing in both climate tech and space, and feature topics related to the investment landscape for emerging and growth companies. Learn more. Register here.
Find out more »June 2023
Ophthalmology Tech Forum 2023
Join industry physicians and top ophthalmologists who are defining the future of the field at Octane’s Ophthalmology Technology Forum (OTF). The event is held annually in Orange County, the center for Ophthalmology in the US. We will be hosting Ophthalmology Tech Forum 2023 as a hybrid experience, which will allow our guests to attend in person or online. Learn more Register here
Find out more »September 2023
Cardiovascular Tech Summit 2023
Octane’s Cardiovascular Tech Summit 2023 will synergize innovative solutions in cardiology with physicians, industry strategics, and investors convening together to advance patient care. The Summit will explore the unmet needs in cardiology, highlight current buying trends of strategics and investors, review current funding models of cardiology innovation, present innovation trends, and showcase top emerging cardiology companies to our ecosystem of strategics and investors.
Find out more »High Tech Awards 2023
The much-anticipated High Tech Awards celebrate the top innovators, entrepreneurs, and technology leaders in Orange County. Join us for the 2023 High Tech Awards to celebrate and recognize those individuals and companies who make Orange County a center of technology and medical technology innovation.
Find out more »October 2023
Octane’s Medical Innovation Forum 2023
Octane will host our Medical Innovation Forum 2023 as an in-person experience. Join us in collaborating with industry experts, strategics, physicians, entrepreneurs, and investors who have made significant strides toward an accelerated future in the medical industry. The Forum will highlight the wide-ranging impact of the most recent medical innovations and how the industry will adapt to enhance patient care.
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