Jeffery (Jeff) Walker serves as the Board Secretary of MLK Community Health Foundation. He recently retired after more than 27 years at Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) where he was last responsible for SoCalGas’ information technology efforts.
During his tenure at SoCalGas, Jeff held various leadership roles, one of which included the system-wide deployment of advanced (smart) metering technology across a 20,000-mile service territory. Prior to joining SoCalGas, he spent over 14 years in the financial services sector.
Jeff is a graduate of California Polytechnic State University, Pomona. He also holds an MBA from Azusa Pacific University. Other educational achievements include an executive education program certificate from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business, and a certificate in leadership from the Harvard Business School Executive Education program.
An active community leader, Jeff completed training with the African American Board Leadership Institute (AABLI) and has served on several non-profit boards.
A lifelong Southern Californian, Jeff was born in South Los Angeles and has lived and worked exclusively in the region. He is married with three adult children and one grandson.