Board & Advisors
OCTANe 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 helping to spread the word about OCTANe and help us Build the SoCal of Tomorrow.
OCTANe Board & Advisors
OCTANe’s Board and Advisors range from sponsors 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 helping to spread the word about OCTANe and help us Build the SoCal of Tomorrow.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee makes up a key component of Southern California’s executives and entrepreneurs leading the way for innovation and community impact.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors includes community and industry leaders that guide OCTANe’s vision in technology and medical technology to be the forefront of ecosystem leadership.
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SENIOR ADVISORS
Senior advisors are former board members who remain heavily invested in OCTANe’s leadership role within Southern California and the industries we serve. We couldn’t Build the SoCal of Tomorrow with out them!
Executive Committee
Bill Carpou
CEO, OCTANe
Jag Dosanjh
SVP, Eyecare, Allergan
Bruce Feuchter
Shareholder, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
Emile Haddad
Chairman & CEO, FivePoint
Bruce Hallett
Managing Director, Miramar Venture Partners
Bob Jacobson
West Region Consulting and Private Equity Leader, RSM
Jennifer Leuer
President, Experian Partner Solutions
James Mazzo
Global President of Ophthalmology, Carl Zeiss Meditec
Jim Peterson
Former Chairman & CEO, Microsemi
Brett Wall
President, Brain Therapy, Allergan
Scott Whitcup
Founder & CEO, Akrivista & Whitecap Biosciences
Clay Wilemon
CEO & Chief Strategy Officer, DevicePharm
Board of Directors
Bobby Azamian
CEO, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals
Kelly Barba
Associate Director of Business Development, K&L Gates
Thomas Berryman
President, Soft Health Technologies
Reynolds Bish
CEO, Kofax Limited
Caitlin Blanche
Partner, K&L Gates
Tim Brandt
Managing Partner, Orange County Office, Deloitte
Janelle Brunette
VP, Operations & Board Secretary, OCTANe
John Casalaspi
Sr. Business Development Executive, AVT Technologies / Tech Data
Pete Deutschman
CEO, The Buddy Group
Linda DiMario
Vice President, Greater Irvine Chamber
Shawn Dougherty
Director, Exoio
Bruce Fiscus
AVP, ECS America West, Salesforce
Randy Fisher
Strategy Marketing Manager – Capital Innovation, Insperity
Russ Garcia
CEO, Menlo Micro
Richard Henson
CEO, PhageTech, LLC
Jeffrey Kimball
President & CEO, Jeffrey J. Kimball & Associates
Kim Kovacs
Managing Director, Arroyo Ventures
Sabing Lee
Partner, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear
Steven Litchfield
CFO, MaxLinear
Andrew Lyon
Dean, Schmid College of Science & Technology, Chapman University
Joe Manna
CTO, Experian Consumer Solutions
Goran Matijasevic
Executive Director, Chief Executive Roundtable, UC Irvine
Vic Memenas
CEO, Techspace
Thomas Mitro
President & COO, Aerie Pharmaceuticals
Paul Pickle
CEO, ZOTT
Tom Piechota
Vice President for Research, Chapman University
Carey Ransom
Chief Product Officer, Formerly Experian
John Reese
Senior Vice President of Marketing, Mavenlink
Ehsan Sadri
Director of Clinical Research, Atlantis Eyecare
Earl Slee
VP of Technology, Strategy & Business Development, Medtronic
Richard Sudek
Executive Director, UCI Applied Innovation
Katie Szyman
Corporate Vice President, Critical Care & Vascular, Edwards Lifesciences
Jay Wadkins
CFO, Kobe, Inc
George Wall
Partner & Chair of M&A Development, Glaser Weil
Gregory Washington
Dean, Henry Samueli School of Engineering, UC Irvine
Jeffrey Weinhuff
Managing Partner, Visionary Ventures
Ted Wilm
Managing Partner, PwC
Ashlie Woods
Vice President, Goldman Sachs
David Zollinger
Senior Director, Corporate Strategy, Edwards Lifesciences
Senior Advisors
John Belli
Retired Managing Partner, Ernst & Young
Jim Corbett
CEO, Alphatec
Peter Craig
Former CEO, OC Tech Alliance
Reginald Gilyard
Dean, The George L. Argyros School, Chapman University
Mike Gottfredson
Partner, UC Irvine
Raouf Halim
Former CEO, Mindspeed Technologies Inc.
Matthew Jenusaitis
Chief of Staff, UCSD Healthcar System
Rick Lecky
Partner, Charting Success
Matther Massengill
President & CEO, Western Digital
James McCluny
Former CEO, Emulex Corp.
Dave Meltzer
CEO, Sports 1 Marketing
Tom Moebus
Former Vive Chancellor, UC Irvine
Juli Stone Moran
Managing Director, San Diego Office Consulting Lead Client Service Partner, Lifesciences, Deloitte Consulting, LLP
Michael Mussallen
Chairman & CEO, Edwards Lifesciences
David Perry
Retired, Former Administrative Partner, K&L Gates
David Pyott
Former CEO, Allergan
Robert Rosenbluth
Chairman & Founder, Inceptus Medical
Marc Samuels
President & CEO, Advi
Paul Symczak
Retired, VP Entrepreneurship, OCTANe
Daniele Struppa
Chancellor, Chapman University
Gerard Von Hoffman
Partner, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear
Brian Ward
VP of Marketing and Strategy, Experian Consumer Services
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