The CS Department's External Advisory Board is composed of highly respected leaders in industry, academia and government from a wide spectrum of organizations. The members provide the Department with critical guidance and feedback so that our courses and programs reflect the state of the art in computing technology. The Board plays a fundamental role in assisting the Department in our goal of graduating students who are well prepared to meet the workforce needs of the state and the nation. 

Computer Science External Advisory Board Members

  • JOHN CALLAHAN, Chief Technology Officer, Veridium
  • BRIAN COUGHLIN, Distinguished Solutions Engineer, Salesforce
  • ANDREW CUNJE, Chief Information Security Officer, Appian
  • CHARLES FULLER, Global Cloud Certification Team Manager, eGLOBALTECH
  • RICHARD JACIK (Chair), Chief Digital Officer, Brillient Corporation
  • CHRIS MCFADDEN, Vice President of Engineering, Quorum
  • MARIANNE MEINS, Senior Vice President, Onclave Networks
  • MICHAEL NORUSIS, Director of Engineering, Deltek
  • DENNIS V. PEREIRA, Avantus Federal
  • MIKE SCOPA, Senior Vice President of Engineering, Deltek
  • JIM STANLEY, Vice President, Peraton
  • ALEXANDER L. WOLF, Dean of Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz