Ralph Loura

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CTO / CIO / CDO / Advisor
Accomplished Thought Leader who provides support, guidance…

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Experience & Education

  • SustainableIT.org

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Volunteer Experience

  • Genesys Works Graphic

    Board Member

    Genesys Works

    - Present 3 years 7 months

    Economic Empowerment

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area Graphic

    Member Board Of Directors

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area

    - 5 years 6 months

    Children

  • Alameda County Community Food Bank Graphic

    Board Member

    Alameda County Community Food Bank

    - 3 years

    Disaster and Humanitarian Relief

    For 28 years, the Alameda County Community Food Bank has been at the forefront of hunger-relief efforts. We provide food through a network of 275 food pantries, soup kitchens, and other community-based organizations throughout Alameda County — from Berkeley to Fremont, Oakland to Livermore.
    We serve 1 in 6 residents of Alameda County, nearly two-thirds of whom are children and seniors — the most vulnerable members of our community.

  • East Oakland Youth Development Center Graphic

    Volunteer

    East Oakland Youth Development Center

    - Present 12 years 2 months

    Children

    East Oakland Youth Development Center engage youth from high risk environments in forming relationships with adults, mastering a skill and contributing to their own well-being and that of their community. Regina and the team at EOYDC have quite literally transformed the lives of 10's of 1,000s of people in the 35 years they have served the community.

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    Donor

    Childrens Hospital Oakland

    - Present 13 years 4 months

    Health

    Two of my four children have been served by Children's Hospitals. The work they perform to care for the most vulnerable and helpless among us is

    Because full-service hospitals just for children are extremely specialized, few communities can support one. Children’s Hospital Oakland is one of only 45 freestanding children’s hospitals in the nation. Children’s Hospital Oakland recognizes that children’s medical needs are vastly different from those of adults.

    That’s why Children’s…

    Two of my four children have been served by Children's Hospitals. The work they perform to care for the most vulnerable and helpless among us is

    Because full-service hospitals just for children are extremely specialized, few communities can support one. Children’s Hospital Oakland is one of only 45 freestanding children’s hospitals in the nation. Children’s Hospital Oakland recognizes that children’s medical needs are vastly different from those of adults.

    That’s why Children’s Hospital designs its healthcare especially for children. At Children’s Hospital Oakland they don’t measure things by adult standards and divide by half. As the only independent children’s hospital in the Bay Area, they give kids their undivided attention.

Honors & Awards

  • CIO Hall of Fame

    Foundry (aka IDG, CIO Magazine)

    CIO’s Hall of Fame is a personal leadership award celebrating outstanding achievement in information technology management. The CIO Hall of Fame honors executives who have spent 10+ years in a CIO or other C-level technology position, advancing the CIO role while demonstrating sustained business success. Along with their significant career accomplishments in the field of IT, Hall of Fame members have all demonstrated substantial business impact and technology vision within one or more…

    CIO’s Hall of Fame is a personal leadership award celebrating outstanding achievement in information technology management. The CIO Hall of Fame honors executives who have spent 10+ years in a CIO or other C-level technology position, advancing the CIO role while demonstrating sustained business success. Along with their significant career accomplishments in the field of IT, Hall of Fame members have all demonstrated substantial business impact and technology vision within one or more organizations. #CIOHOF

    Hall of Fame nominations honor individuals, not companies. A technology leader may only be inducted into the Hall of Fame once, and enjoy lifetime recognition for their career accomplishments.

  • 2021 Bay Area CIO of the Year ORBIE Award Winner | Leadership

    Bay Area CIO Leadership Association

    The CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards is the premier technology executive recognition program of its kind. Since inception in 1998, over 1,000 CIOs have been honored as finalists and over 250 CIO of the Year winners have received the prestigious ORBIE Award. The ORBIE signifies exceptional leadership, innovation, and vision, representing the characteristics and qualities that inspire others to achieve their potential. Winners are selected through a rigorous peer review process, led by prior ORBIE…

    The CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards is the premier technology executive recognition program of its kind. Since inception in 1998, over 1,000 CIOs have been honored as finalists and over 250 CIO of the Year winners have received the prestigious ORBIE Award. The ORBIE signifies exceptional leadership, innovation, and vision, representing the characteristics and qualities that inspire others to achieve their potential. Winners are selected through a rigorous peer review process, led by prior ORBIE recipients.

  • Top 100 Technology Leader

    Technology Magazine (BizClik Media Group)

  • Transformational CIO

    HMG Strategy

  • Top 100 Social CIOs

    Huffington Post

  • Top 20 People Most Retweeted by IT Leaders

    Robert Half and LeadTail

  • CIO of the Year

    CGT Magazine

  • Socially Savvy CIO

    Aternity

  • CIO 100 IT Leader

    CIO Magazine

  • Premier 100 IT Leader

    Computerworld

  • Top 10 Breakaway Leader

    Evanta

Organizations

  • National Association of Corporate Directors

    Director Member

    - Present

    The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) empowers more than 17,000 directors to lead with confidence in the boardroom. As the recognized authority on leading boardroom practices, NACD helps boards strengthen investor trust and public confidence by ensuring that today’s directors are well prepared for tomorrow’s challenges.

  • Technology Business Management (TBM) Council

    Founding Board Member

    - Present

  • GridApp

    Advisory Board Member

    -

  • Agile Software

    Advisory Board Member

    -

  • Network Appliance

    Customer Advisory Board

    -

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