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.
Octane’s newest board members were mentioned in Orange County Business Journal’s Startups & Innovations article! Check it out here.
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
CEO, Foreground
James Mazzo
Executive Chairman, Neurotech
Brett Wall
EVP and President, Neurosciences Portfolio,
Scott Whitcup
Founder & CEO, Akrivista & Whitecap Biosciences
Clay Wilemon
Chief Executive Officer & Chairman, 4L Data Intelligence
Board of Directors
Laurent Attias
SVP Corporate Strategy, BD&L and M&A, Alcon
Reynolds Bish
CEO, Kofax Limited
Charles Black
Managing Director, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Caitlin Blanche
Partner, K&L Gates
Sheryl Bourgeois
Former President, Simon Foundation
Janelle Brunette
COO & Board Secretary,
John Casalaspi
Sr. Business Development Executive, Tech Data
Akin Ceylan
COO, Home Entertainment & Global Content Delivery, Lionsgate Entertainment
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
Co-Founder, BLDG Labs
Pete Deutschman
CEO, The Buddy Group
Linda DiMario
Director of Community Engagement, Octane
Randy Fisher
Strategy Marketing Manager, Capital Innovation, Insperity
Russ Garcia
CEO, Menlo Micro
Marinela Gombosev
COO, SPARK Neuro
Rob Goodman
Vice President, Customer Experience Office, Pacific Life
Andrew Guarni
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Hoag
Fauad Hasan
Founder & Director, Appiell.ai
Michael Hedge
Managing Partner, Orange County Office, K&L Gates
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.
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
Dominique Worthington
VP & GM Advanced Energy, CSF Management, and Critical Care, Medtronic
Kamakshi R. Zeidler, MD
Plastic Surgeon, Founder & Managing Partner, Aesthetx
David Zollinger
VP and General Manager, Siemens Cardiac Ultrasound
Senior Advisors
John Belli
Retired Managing Partner, Ernst & Young
Jim Corbett
Former 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 Administration Officer, Oncology and Radiation Therapy, UCSD Healthcare System
Jeffrey Kimball
President & CEO, Jeffrey J. Kimball & Associates
Rick W. 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, Octane Co-Founder
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
David Perry
Retired, Former Administrative Partner, K&L Gates
David Pyott
Former CEO, Allergan, Chairman, Bioniz Therapeutics
Robert Rosenbluth
Chairman & Founder, Inceptus Medical
Marc Samuels
President & CEO, ADVI
Stacey Scoggin Pugh
Chief Commercial Officer, Butterfly Network, Inc.
Earl Slee
Former VP of Technology, Strategy & Business Development, Medtronic
Daniele Struppa
Chancellor, Chapman University
Paul Symczak
Retired 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
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October 2022
Octane / Insperity Webinar: Recession, Inflation, Business realities – what they mean to your employees and your profits
Join Octane and Insperity for a live webinar on Wednesday, October 12th at 8AM PST. Tough times don't last; tough people do. In business, tough means resilient, adaptable, strategic, and focused on a vision. Unfortunately, the news lately has been ominous, and the economy, the stock market, and the supply chain are all telling us there might be a storm approaching. This webinar will discuss things you, as a business owner or leader, can do to shore up your people…
Find out more »Women Leaders of Octane Quarterly Meeting – October 2022
RSVP Here Please join Women Leaders of Octane for our virtual quarterly meeting, Wednesday, October 19th from 12 - 1 pm PST, featuring Spotlight Thought Leader, Caren Mason, President and Chief Executive Officer at STARR Surgical. 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…
Find out more »WLO Workshop: Women on Corporate Boards
Join us at for a Women Leaders of Octane interactive workshop part of Octane's Medical Innovation Forum taking place October 27-28 at the Irvine Marriott! You must be registered for the forum to attend this free workshop. Register first for Octane's Medical Innovation Forum here. Once registered for the Forum, to attend the Women On Boards Workshop you can sign up here>> Women on Corporate Boards: What it’s Like, How to Prepare & How To Do It Thursday, October 27…
Find out more »November 2022
Webinar: Thinking of Opening a US Branch Office? US Work Visa Options
Setting up a business in the USA can be quite exciting. But there are also many challenges. In-depth market research and planning can minimize the risks. Join Mitch Wexler, Managing Partner, Fragomen as he discusses US Work Visa Options. This will go over the more common visa options that you should consider, their timelines, eligibility requirements, challenges and the application process for each. Register Here>>
Find out more »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 »Open House/New Year Social
Hosted in Octane's new office space! 4041 MacArthur Blvd, 1st Floor Atrium, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Co-hosted by Sustain Socal and Lincoln Property Company Register here: https://register.octaneoc.org/social2023
Find out more »FoundHERS Preview Program
FoundHERS is a new training program to serve Women-led start-ups led by Women Leaders of Octane a leading advocacy organization that provides Women Founders with access to capital, networking, and influence on Boards. Octane hosts one of the top business accelerators in the nation. Through our cohort approach, you will meet subject matter experts, develop a winning pitch deck, and hone investor presentation skills. This is a no-cost program. We are hosting a zoom event on Thursday, January 19th from 8:30 AM -…
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 »February 2023
Octane Webinar: Employment Law Update 2023
It is time for Octane's annual Employment Law Update. The laws on COVID in the workplace have been loosened, but the Legislature and local governments continue to enact new laws that impact most employers in other areas. One major development is a new California law requiring most employers to publish pay scales for every job posting and to file annual reports of pay data broken down by sex and ethnicity. This law goes hand in hand with other amendments that…
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