Past Speakers 
Corporate Leaders Breakfast has been bringing together top business leaders for networking,
learning, and inspiration since 2002. Here are the great speakers who have helped
make it possible.
2020-2021 Speakers 
Tobi Petrocelli  Director, Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability Management, MUFG Union Bank
 
Larry Scherzer Founder and President, Scherzer International
 
Dr. Keith C. Norris Executive Vice Chair, UCLA Department of Medicine, Office of Equity, Diversity and
Inclusion  
Dr. Gabriella Sherman Chief Medical Officer, Los Robles Health System  
Karen Gabler Attorney and Co-Founder,  LightGabler  
 
 
2019-2020 Speakers 
Alex McIntyre Ventura City Manager
 
Alexander Nguyen Oxnard City Manager
 
Andrew Powers Thousand Oaks City Manager
 
Greg Ramirez Agoura Hills City Manager  
Joseph Collins Executive Director, C5LA
 
Amy Steinfeld Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck  
Harold Edwards President and CEO, Limoneira
 
 
 
2018-2019 Speakers 
Prior Events 
2017-2018 Speakers 
2016-2017 Speakers 
2015-2016 Speakers 
2014-2015 Speakers 
Theodore F. Craver, Jr.  Chairman, President and CEO, Edison International
 
Lynn E. Maulhardt  President of the Board of Directors, United Water Conservation District
 
Susan B. Mulligan  General Manager, Calleguas Municipal Water District
 
Robert Saperstein  Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
 
Edgar Terry  President and CFO, Terry Farms
 
Ronald C. Werft  President and CEO, Cottage Health System
 
Thomas Vozzo  CEO, Homeboy Industries
 
Tor Sweeney  CEO, Dresses.com
 
Deborah Sweeney  CEO, MyCorporation
 
 
 
2013-2014 Speakers 
Greg Angle  President and CEO, Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center
 
Matteo Dinolfo, M.D.  Medical Director, UCLA Health, Department of Medicine Community Offices
 
Steven Sell  President, Health Net Western Region Health Plan
 
Kristin Decas  CEO and Port Director, Port of Hueneme
 
Lynda Weinman  Cofounder and Executive Chair, Lynda.com
 
Cynthia M. Ruiz  Deputy Executive Director of External Relations, Port of Los Angeles
 
Jon Irwin  Former President, Rhapsody International
 
 
 
2012-2013 Speakers 
Scott Mitnick  City Manager, City of Thousand Oaks
 
Stephen E. Heaney  Managing Director and head of Public Finance, Stone & Youngberg
 
Kurt Yeager  Shareholder, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
 
Woody Rollins  Chief Talent Officer and Co-founder, Eucalyptus Systems
 
Barry McComb  Cultural Affairs Director, City of Thousand Oaks
 
Seth Merewitz  Partner, Best Best & Krieger
 
Bud Ovrom  Deputy Mayor for Commercial and Residential Development, City of Los Angeles
 
Scott Sollers  Managing Director Public Finance, Stone & Youngberg
 
Capt. Lawrence Vasquez  Commander, Naval Base Ventura County
 
 
 
2011-2012 Speakers 
Jody DeVere  CEO, AskPatty.com
 
Beth Mansfield  Public Relations Director, CKE Restaurants
 
Shawn Mulchay  Founder and former CEO, Socialmash Media
 
David Flaks  Chief Operating Officer, Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.
 
Angel Martinez  CEO, President and Chairman of the Board, Deckers Outdoor Corp
 
Michael Powers  County Executive Officer, Ventura County
 
Sue Chen  Founder, Nova Medical Products
 
 
 
2010-2011 Speakers 
Bill Buratto  President and CEO, Ventura County Economic Development Association
 
Bill Camarillo  CEO, Agromin
 
Steve Gill  Co-founder, Partner, Gills Onions
 
John Shields  Former Chairman and CEO, Trader Joe’s
 
Jane Wells  Business news reporter, CNBC
 
Marla Vasquez  Senior Vice President and Regional President, Wells Fargo’s Community Bank
 
Carolyn Casavan  CEO and Senior Principle Engineer, West Coast Environmental and Engineering
 
Craig Perkins  President and Executive Director, The Energy Coalition
 
John Krist  CEO, Farm Bureau of Ventura County
 
 
 
2009-2010 Speakers 
Janet A. Garufis  President and CEO, Montecito Bank & Trust
 
Lynda Nahra  President, Community West Bank
 
John Nerland  President and CEO, California Oaks State Bank
 
George S. Leis  President and CEO, Pacific Capital Bancorp
 
Keith Leonard  President and CEO, Kythera Biopharmaceuticals
 
James D. Power III  Founder and former CEO, J.D. Power and Associates
 
Donald E. Petersen  Former Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, Ford Motor Co.
 
Capt. James J. McHugh  Commander, Naval Base Ventura County
 
Jonathan Greenblatt  Founder and President, Our Good Works
 
 
 
2008-2009 Speakers 
David Banks  Director, Center for Asymmetric Warfare, Naval Postgraduate School
 
Bob Brooks  Ventura County Sheriff
 
Steven R. Chealander  Member, National Transportation Safety Board
 
Gregory D. Totten  Ventura County District Attorney
 
Scott Foraker  Chief operating officer, R&D, Amgen
 
Michael Towbes  Chairman and Owner, The Towbes Group and Montecito Bank & Trust
 
George H. Cogswell III  President and Publisher of the Ventura County Star
 
 
 
2007-2008 Speakers 
Scott Simon  Radio Host, Weekend Edition Saturday
 
Eva Conrad  President, Moorpark College
 
Richard R. Rush  President, California State University Channel Islands
 
Howard E. Wennes  Interim President, California Lutheran University
 
Verena C. Kloos  President, BMW Group, DesignworksUSA
 
Tim Gallagher  Former President and Publisher, Ventura County Star
 
 
 
2006-2007 Speakers 
Paul Orfalea  Founder, Kinko's, Orfalea Family Foundation
 
James D. Power IV  Executive Vice President, J.D. Power and Associates
 
Chris Denove  Vice President and Partner of J.D. Power and Associates
 
Michael Murray  Ventura Market President for St. John's Hospitals
 
Gary Wilde  President, Community Memorial Hospital
 
Jim Sherman  President and CEO, Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center
 
 
 
2005-2006 Speakers 
Duke Blackwood  Executive Director, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Foundation
 
Ron Kripalani  President and CEO, Countrywide Capital Markets
 
Derek Cheung  President and CEO, Rockwell Scientific
 
Blaise Simqu  President and CEO, SAGE Publications
 
 
 
2004-2005 Speakers 
Stephen C. Goodall  President and CEO, J.D. Power and Associates
 
Dennis Fenton  Executive Vice President, Amgen
 
Peter Nolan  President, Dole Worldwide Packaged Foods
 
Harold Edwards  President and CEO, Limoneira Company
 
 
 
2003-2004 Speakers 
Duke Potts  Executive Vice President, Technicolor
 
Denny Weinberg  Executive Vice President, CDO, WellPoint
 
 
 
2002-2003 Speakers 
Hugh Ralston  President, Ventura County Community Foundation
 
Thomas Glanzmann  President, Baxter BioScience