Thomas Phelps IV

Thomas Phelps IV is the Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy for Laserfiche, a global provider of intelligent process automation and enterprise content management software. He leads the Business Innovation and Technology organization, which includes Information Technology, Business Transformation Office, Product & Customer Support, and Governance, Risk & Compliance departments – along with data analytics, strategic alliances and analyst relations. Laserfiche was named as a Visionary in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Content Services platform.

Previously, Thomas was PwC’s national entertainment and media champion for cybersecurity. He led the innovation of content security practices used worldwide by the motion picture industry. Thomas was the Advisory Services leader for a $30 billion aerospace and defense company and a $15 billion tech company. He led engagements for Fortune 500 companies on IT transformation, supply chain risk management, security, privacy, internal audit and business continuity management. Prior to PwC, Thomas was part of three new business initiatives at Motorola, including the start-up Internet Software Products Division. Thomas was formerly an Adjunct Professor for the Master in Accounting with Data and Analytics (MAccD+A) program at the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California.

Thomas is the Chair of Innovate@UCLA and immediate-past Chairperson of the Long Beach Accelerator. He serves on the board of directors for STEM Advantage and Southern California Society for Information Management, and is a board advisor to Advancing Women in Technology. He is a past-president of ISACA Los Angeles and on the speakers bureau for ISACA International. He is a founding member and Past- President of Ascend Los Angeles Metro. He created soft-skills leadership courses, led keynote programs at national conventions, and mentored four different boards over 12 years. He launched Ascend student chapters at USC in 2010 and at UCLA in 2013. Thomas has served as a mentor for the Asian American Professional Association (AAPA) since 2013.

Thomas speaks at many international and regional conferences. He has co-authored/contributed to five books, including publications by PwC, ISACA and CRC Press, and was cited in The Robotic Process Automation Handbook by Tom Taulli. He has been published or quoted in many publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal "Who's Who in Tech 2021, along with Forbes, The Economist, The Enterprisers, CIO.com, IDG Connect, Tech Target, Inc. Magazine and others.