Gary Kokonyan

Gary Kokonyan currently serves as the VP of Business Analytics at Wescom Credit Union, directing the establishment and maturity of the organization's data and analytics strategy. Prior experience includes a decade at Farmers Insurance in various leadership roles within the Office of the Chief Data Officer, where significant achievements included the development of a Customer Data Lake and advanced analytics capabilities. Earlier roles encompass founding KOKO Tech Services, Inc. and contributing as a Senior Programmer Analyst at both 21st Century Insurance and ABCS Inc. Gary holds an MBA from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School, has completed an Advanced Leadership Development Program at UCLA, and earned a B.S. in Computer Science from California State Polytechnic University-Pomona.