03 May 2025 at 10:00AM
CIO Insights: Dine + Connect
FROM MY DESK TO YOURS: A CIO'S PERSPECTIVE
LEA ERIKSEN – CIO | CITY OF LONG BEACH
Lea Eriksen, CIO for the City of Long Beach, shares how she drives meaningful impact through tech. Dinner, drinks, and parking are included.
What does it take to lead a technology organization that supports an entire city? Join Lea Eriksen, Chief Information Officer for the City of Long Beach, for an inside look at her career journey and the values that shape her leadership. In this candid and engaging session, Lea will share her perspective “from the CIO’s desk,” highlighting the strategies she uses to build strong teams, navigate digital transformation, and drive meaningful impact through technology. Under Lea’s leadership, the City of Long Beach has been nationally recognized for its innovation, digital equity efforts, and smart city initiatives.
With experience leading through crises, embracing emerging technologies, and fostering a culture of inclusion and continuous learning, Lea’s insights apply to technologists at every level—whether you work in the public, private, or nonprofit sectors. You’ll learn what a CIO truly values in a dedicated technology team and how to align your skills, mindset, and collaboration style to meet those expectations and thrive in today’s fast-changing environment.
Don't miss this opportunity to connect, reflect, and learn from a CIO who's passionate about people, innovation, and the power of technology to serve communities.
Hear and interact with LEA ERIKSEN – CIO | CITY OF LONG BEACH. Make new contacts. Exchange Ideas. Dinner, drinks, and parking are included.
Date: Thursday, May 22nd, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (Pacific) Networking, Speaker Presentation and Q&A
Place: Accenture 1003 East 4th Place Los Angeles, CA 90013
Registration in advance IS REQUIRED.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: LEA ERIKSEN – CIO | CITY OF LONG BEACH
Lea Eriksen is the Director of Technology and Innovation and CIO for the City of Long Beach, where she leads efforts to leverage emerging technology and data to address civic challenges. Under her leadership, Long Beach has been consistently recognized as a Top 10 Digital City by the Center for Digital Government, ranking as the top digital city for the past four years. Lea was nationally recognized as a Top 25 Doer, Dreamer, and Driver in Government Technology in 2022 and was recently named the 2024 SoCalCIO ORBIE winner in the Large Enterprise category.
With over 25 years of professional experience in local government, spanning budgeting, finance, technology, and project management, Lea also brings 15 years of non-profit board and committee experience. She currently serves as the Membership Chair for Innovate@UCLA and Treasurer for the Southern California Society of Information Management. Lea frequently speaks at regional and national events on leadership, innovation, digital inclusion, and smart cities.
About AITP-LA:
AITP-LA is about technology – bringing experts in their field to share cutting-edge ideas with members. Helping members connect the dots, take the next steps, grow in their ability to apply technologies to competitive advantage.
AITP-LA is part of a national organization that provides leadership, professional development, certification and personal growth opportunities to IT managers and technologists. The core of the AITP experience is the chapter network, with 400 professional and student chapters throughout the country.
For more information, call the chapter telephone at 562-928-5353 or contact Roger Lux at 562-964-1888.
CONTACT INFO:
AITP-LA website: https://aitp-la.org.
