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Erich Gazaui

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Guest Lecturer at UC San Diego
📍 San Diego, California, United States

Erich Gazaui is the Chief Information Officer at Papa, where he leads IT, security, and procurement. An expert in scaling IT infrastructure and digital transformation, he is a graduate of UC San Diego. Colleagues describe him as a thoughtful, professional, and effective leader.

He serves as a guest lecturer and an advisor for UC San Diegos Economics Industry Engagement Program. He is also an active leader within the San Diego technology community as a board member and membership chair for SanDiegoCIO.

Erich was recently named a Top 100 CIO for 2024.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Guest Lecturer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Diego, California, United States
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Scaling IT Infrastructure
As CIO of a high-growth company, he has extensive experience directing IT infrastructure design, deployment, and scaling to meet business needs.
AI in Healthcare
He has spoken about using AI to optimize logistics and matching for social support services, a key part of his company's mission.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Guest Lecturer
UC San Diego
1-2025
Membership Chair
SanDiegoCIO
7-2024
Advisory Board Member
SanDiegoCIO
1-2024
Advisor
UC San Diego Economics Industry Engagement Program
1-2024
Founding Member
SanDiegoCIO
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Education
MicroMBA
University of California, San Diego - Rady School of Management
Bachelor’s Degree
UC San Diego
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