Industry Insider California Member Briefing with LA County

Join your colleagues at this in-person exclusive briefing for Industry Insider – California members to hear from IT leaders of the County of Los Angeles (LA County). LA County is the largest county in the US by population and has an overall annual budget of over $47 billion and an estimated IT budget of over $940 million. As a subdivision of the state, LA County is charged with providing numerous services that affect the lives of all residents, including law enforcement, tax collection, public health protection, public social services, elections and flood control. Learn more about LA County here.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Majida Adnan, CIO and Assistant Auditor Controller, LA County Department of Auditor-Controller. The Auditor-Controller is the department responsible for establishing County fiscal and internal control policies and procedures; administering the County payroll; conducting audits and fraud investigations; monitoring social services contracts; performing mandated property tax functions; disbursing warrants to vendors, child support recipients, judgment and damages to claimants; and managing the County’s enterprise financial and payroll systems, eCAPS and eHR.

Mirian Avalos, General Manager of Information Technology Services, for LA County’s Internal Services Department (ISD), will discuss the information technology services (ITS) which delivers reliable and secure solutions to support LA County’s technology needs and provide services to a workforce of more than 70,000 employees in over 40 County Departments. ITS has a technology workforce of more than 1,000 employees, a budget of $330 million, and develops and implements technologies for a vast range of public services, including animal care, parks, law enforcement, and social services.

Chris Pailma, LA County Chief Data Officer (reports to the LA County CIO). The CDO is responsible for data management, analytics, and research to support two strategic missions: improving the delivery of County services through data integration and sharing, and supporting data driven decision making and increased information maturity through analysis, research, and information management platforms.