Age: 63 Director Since: 2020 Committees: IT/Cybersecurity (Chair) CRA Audit Since January 2024, Ms. Garen has been a partner at Fortium Partners, headquartered in Plano, TX, which provides technology leadership-as-a-service. From 2020 to 2022, Ms. Garen was SVP, Chief Information Officer at CDK Global, San Jose, CA, a provider of integrated data and technology solutions to the automotive, heavy truck, recreation, and heavy equipment industries. From 2017 to 2020, she was EVP, Chief Information Officer for Delta Dental of California/Dentegra Insurance Co., San Francisco, CA. She also led the Technology, Cybersecurity and Enterprise Project Management Office for Delta Dental of California and its affiliate companies. From 2011 to 2017, she was Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Bank of the West, San Francisco, CA (now BMO Harris Bank, N.A., a subsidiary of BMO Financial Group, Toronto, Canada). She has over 20 years of experience managing IT strategies and implementation for financial services and insurance companies. She is currently a member of the Netskope s Technical Advisory board, a cloud provider of cybersecurity services, a board member for the NorCal International Women s Forum, a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors, and a former board member of the Commonwealth Club of California and FTV Capital, a private equity firm. We nominated Ms. Garen due to her experience in creating and implementing business and technology roadmaps, including portfolio construction, delivery metrics, digital modernization, cybersecurity and risk mitigation as well as her information technology expertise.