PARTNER IN CHARGE OF OC OFFICE GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER WHY: Member of firm’s labor and employment, class actions and litigation practice groups. Has litigated labor and employment matters, including defending employers against wage and hour and discrimination class actions, and retaliation, sexual harassment, wrongful termination and whistleblower claims. IN Read More
CEO PREFERRED TRAVEL GROUP WHY: Leader of family-owned hospitality company and its collection of six brands and programs, which represents more than 1,300 of resorts, hotels and residences across 90 countries; based in Newport Beach. Joined the firm as VP of brand development in 2004 when the Ueberroth family acquired Read More
CEO, CFO, CHAIRMAN TECHNOLOGENT WHY: Responsible for the oversight and management of all departments of Technologent, including its sales, finance, personnel, legal, corporate and governance functions. Company and its more than 300 employees provides edge-to-edge information technology solutions and services for Fortune 1000 companies. IN THE NEWS: Under her leadership, the Read More
EY OC OFFICE MANAGING PARTNER ERNST & YOUNG WHY: Has served as the OC office managing partner for accounting and consulting firm Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) since 2022. IN THE NEWS: Responsible for leading nearly 700 employees in OC while continuing to drive growth and advancing the firm’s Read More
SOCAL MARKET MANAGING PRINCIPAL BDO USA P.C. WHY: Manages firm’s assurance practice for the Southern California market. BS in Accounting from USC. Industry specialties include technology, real estate, manufacturing, and consumer products. Skilled at working with publicly traded companies from initial public offerings to 404 engagements. Extensive experience assisting with Read More
PRESIDENT, ALIGMENT HEALTHCARE CEO, ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN WHY: Holds 39 years of experience of health plan experience at organizations such as SecureHorizons and CareMore. Leads Alignment’s day-to-day operations and oversees all Medicare Advantage plan contracts across five states. Helped build the company from inception to a $3.4B market cap. IN Read More
CEO PROVIDENCE ST. JUDE MEDICAL CENTER WHY: Took over as chief executive in 2021 after holding multiple roles at Providence St. Jude in Fullerton for 14 years prior, including manager of critical care and stepdown units, director of cardiology, neurology and emergency services, chief nursing officer and chief operating officer. Read More
PRESIDENT DISNEYLAND RESORT WHY: Leads Orange County’s top employer with 36,000 cast members and oversees Disneyland and Disney California Adventure parks, three resort hotels and the Downtown Disney District. Promoted in March, succeeding Thomas Mazloum. “Two months into my new role, I’m thrilled to be back home at the Disneyland Read More
CO-FOUNDER/INVESTMENT PARTNER SPRIG EQUITY WHY: In 2023, co-founded Sprig Equity, a majority female-owned medical technology investment firm focused on later-stage investments in innovative healthcare companies. Raised $50M in first fund. Previously held leadership roles across strategy and commercialization at private medtechs like Ulthera (acquired by Merz) and Cayenne Medical (acquired Read More
CO-FOUNDER/CEO MOVANDI WHY: Immigrated from Iran after Islamic revolution with her brother Reza; they co-founded Innovent Systems, which was bought by Broadcom where they became star engineers. Then in 2016 the siblings co-founded Irvine-based Movandi, a wireless technology equipment maker looking to expand deployment of the 5G advances for indoor Read More
