About Lisa Davis: Lisa Davis is executive vice president and CIO at Blue Shield of California, a nonprofit health plan with $24 billion in annual revenue serving 4.8 million members in the state's commercial, individual, and government markets. Davis is driving Blue Shield’s accelerated digital transformation to deliver strategic business outcomes by creating more personalized, holistic, high-tech, and high-touch experiences built on scalable cloud technologies.

She most recently served as vice president and general manager of digital transformation for Intel Corporation, where she led their multi-billion-dollar global data center business to profitability. Prior to Intel, Davis was CIO at Georgetown University, where she dramatically modernized the institution’s infrastructure to ensure Georgetown’s competitiveness as a top-25 university in the U.S.

Previously, Davis built a distinguished career in the federal government as a member of the federal senior executive service, serving as the CIO of the U.S. Marshals Service in the U.S. Department of Justice and as CIO of Counterintelligence Field Activity in the U.S. Department of Defense.

Davis was named 2023 National ORBIE Award winner for Healthcare and has been recognized with the Forbes’ CIO Next List, 2022; the 2022 Bay Area ORBIE Award for Healthcare; San Francisco Business Times’ Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business for 2021; the 2021 FutureEdge 50 Award for real-time claims settlement, and 2021 CIO Hall of Fame Award from CIO.com.

In this episode Lisa and Lisa Davis discuss:

• Career Transition to Healthcare
• Finding Alignment and Balance
• Navigating Unexpected Change
• Identifying Career Goals & Embracing Change and Adversity
• Making Meaningful Contributions & The Importance of Showing Heart as a Leader

Key Takeaways: 

• Learn how to navigate and triumph over the unique obstacles faced by women leaders in the corporate world
• Discover the strategies to strategically network and seize board opportunities for career advancement
• Uncover the profound impact of authentic leadership on creating a positive and thriving work culture
• Gain insights into aligning personal values with professional aspirations for fulfillment and success in the corporate environment
• Explore the vital role of empathy in effective leadership and its significance in achieving organizational success

“Take those risks, take those roles and jobs that, frankly, you're a little afraid of. That scares you, because when you do, that is when the greatest amount of learning occurs.”

• Lisa Davis

Lisa’s Examples of Executive Search Firms & Consulting Firms: Egon Zehnder , Heidrick & Struggles , Russell Reynolds Associates , Deloitte , PwC , McKinsey & Company

Connect with Lisa Davis:

Website: https://www.blueshieldca.com/en/home 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mako254/ 

Connect with Lisa Thee:

Website: https://lisathee.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisathee/ 

Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/lisa.thee.polvi 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisa_thee 

Lisa’s BOOK: Go!: Reboot Your Career in 90 Days 

Show notes by Podcastologist: Angelo Paul Tagama

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