Davood for Thought
We’re in an era of rapid change, where resilience is vital. The Davood for Thought podcast dives into the most important topics in government and technology, today. Our host, Davood Ghods, sits down with his vast network of colleagues to dish on the tech challenges that affect us all. Follow this podcast on your favorite platform and join the conversation by sharing it on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook.
Episodes
31 episodes
Bold Leadership: Lloyd Levine, T-Mobile National Senior Executive for State Government Strategy
On this episode, Davood talks with Lloyd Levine, a former member of the California State Legislature who served as Chair of the Assembly Committee on Utilities and Commerce. Currently, Mr. Levine serves as T-Mobile for Government’s National Sen...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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36:03
Digital Information Security for Government: Vitaliy Panych, CISO of California Dept. of Technology
On this episode of Davood for Thought, our host Davood Ghods talks with Vitaliy Panych, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the California Department of Technology. Appointed in January of 2022, Vitaliy is responsible for the security...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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31:17
Davood for Thought Season Highlight - Part 2
Check out part 2 of our Davood for Thought season highlights!In this roundup, bold thought leaders in Government tech share thoughts on digital transformation, leadership, and the benefits of automation within Government.Part 2 hi...
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Davood for Thought Season Highlight - Part 1
Didn’t get a chance to catch the full season of Davood for Thought? Check out part 1 of our season highlights here with host and Government Sector Lead Davood Ghods!In this special roundup, leaders within the Government tech space share ...
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22:43
Michael Hingson
On this episode of Davood For Thought, host Davood Ghods interviews New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for Accessibe, Michael Hingson.Michael, who has been blind since birth, ...
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22:40
Joe Panora
On this episode, host Davood Ghods talks to Joe Panora, CEO and owner of Panora Associates, who utilizes his extensive background in correctional and public safety law enforcement and information technology to serve the California public sector...
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25:57
Purpose in Leadership: Jeff Frazier, VP, Head of Global Public Sector at Snowflake
On this episode of Davood For Thought, VP and Head of Global Public Sector at Snowflake Jeff Frazier discusses his unique background and experience with host Davood Ghods, sharing about purpose in leadership to create impact, the role...
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19:40
Transformation & Impact: Kyle Katt, Chief Experience Officer at Launch Consulting
On this episode of Davood For Thought, host Davood Ghods welcomes Kyle Katt, Chief Experience Officer at Launch Consulting. Kyle started his career as a data engineer, however, due to vision challenges related to a genetic ey...
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20:26
Nevada County IT & Operations: Steve Monaghan
Steve Monaghan is the CIO and Director of General Services Agencies for Nevada County in California. In addition to being the CIO, he is responsible for the county public library system, the county airport facility management office of emergenc...
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26:58
Leadership & Problem Solving: Jag Nagendra
Jag Nagendra is a multi-skilled business and engineering professional with over 30 years of experience in organizational leadership management and entrepreneurship in both the private and public sectors. For the past decade, Jag has been workin...
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25:15
Business IT: Mike Anderson
Mike serves as Chief Digital and Information officer for Netskope. Over the past 25 years, he has built and led high performing teams across various disciplines, including sales, operations, business development, and information technology. He ...
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32:11
State Hospitals and Tech: Andrew Hinkle
Drew Hinkle is the Chief Information Officer for the California Department of State Hospitals. Before his time with CDSH, Drew was the CIO at DSH for four years where he managed the enterprise server and networking team, as well as the client a...
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30:13
Government Customer Service & Digital Equity: Bratton Riley
Being the son of a mayor, Bratton Riley grew up around the government scene. Watching his father help build up his community in Charleston, NC, Bratton saw the importance of equity and technology in order to strengthen the connection between lo...
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25:10
Open Data & Transparency: Rishma Khimji
On this episode of Davood for Thought, our guest is Rishma Khimji. Rishma is the CIO for the City & County of San Fransisco - Police Department. Listen in as she chats with us about current projects in her police department involving open ...
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22:20
California State Government: Kathleen Webb
On this episode of Davood For Thought, Kathleen Webb joins us to share her input on emerging trends, adapting and adopting, and the importance of “why”. Kathleen is an experienced public sector leader with a demonstrated history of working in t...
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23:03
Smart Cities & Quantum Computing: Dr. Jonathan Reichental
On this episode of Davood For Thought, we sit down with Dr. Jonathan Reichental to discuss the importance of having a plan for resiliency, technology advancements in the future, and highlight the areas organizations typically overlook. Dr. Reic...
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43:55
"Dirty Dozen" Problems in IT Projects: Robert Peterson
On this episode of Davood For Thought, we sit down with Rob Peterson. Rob is an Agency Information Officer at California Department of Food and Agriculture. He joined the state of California as a consultant to assist in resolving “dirty dozen” ...
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29:02
Ransomeware Attacks & Cyber Security: Paul LaValley
On this episode, guest Paul LaValley, Chief Information Officer at Yuba County, shares how his wide variety of work experience helps him and his team excel. Paul worked with several startups in the Silicon Valley and with his leadership, was ab...
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25:26
Operational Effectiveness: Dr. Peter Pirnejad
Dr. Peter Pirnejad is an award-winning government professional specializing in modernizing government operations, citizen engagement, operational efficiency, civic technology, and collaborative governance. Dr. Pirnejad shares how his experien...
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25:14
Going Mobile & Process Improvement with Rick Nelson
Air Force Veteran and longtime business leader Rick Nelson joins this special supplementary episode of Davood for Thought. Rick has over 20 years of experience in process improvement, workflow methodology, and organizational management. He&apos...
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15:22
Work Infrastructure with Bill Maile
Bill Maile is the Founder and Former Editor of Techwire where he continues to publish about the public sector tech industry which he has over 15 years working in. Maile has worked in executive offices of state government including the State Sen...
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16:07
Cybersecurity with Keith Tresh
Keith Tresh is a retired Army Colonel and strategic executive with C-level success in strategic planning, capacity/cost projections, IT governance, and BI solutions. He is a logical thinker and strong communicator noted for transforming IT orga...
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23:19
Business Continuity with Joe Patterson
Joe Patterson was elected to the Rocklin City Council for the first time in November 2016, and served as Mayor in 2019. Joe serves as the Treasurer for the Rocklin Public Safety Foundation which is dedicated to enhancing public safety, serves o...
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23:38
Motivation in Times of Uncertainty: Christian Farland
Christian Farland was named CalPERS' chief information officer in February 2018. He manages the administration and direction of CalPERS' information technology (IT) services and strategy, and provides leadership and counsel to the boa...
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24:20
Former and Current Chiefs of OTech Dish on Resilience: Liana Bailey-Crimmins
In February 2021, Liana Bailey-Crimmins was appointed State Chief Technology Officer for the California Department of Technology. Leading up to this career achievement, Liana has had a successful career spanning multiple positions with CalPERS....
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