Governing Body

Governing Body members are responsible for the strategic direction of the CIO Executive Summit. The support and participation of our region's Fortune 1000 CIOs, along with the top government and academic CIOs, ensures that each of the conference sessions, speakers and best practice vendor sponsors are relevant, timely and structured to deliver maximum value.

Mark Dajani
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP & CIO
Kraft Foods, Inc.
Daniel Hill
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP & CIO
Exelon Corporation
Daphne Jones
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP & CIO
Hospira, Inc.
Peter Logothetis
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP and Divisional CIO, Claims
Allstate Corporation
Don Sharp
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP & CIO
Navistar, Inc.
Timothy J. Theriault
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP & CIO
Walgreen Co.
Christian Anschuetz
SVP, CIO
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
David Baruch
CIO
Aon Hewitt
Tony Bender
VP & CIO
Alberto-Culver Company
David Bent
SVP & CIO
United Stationers, Inc.
Mike Blake
CIO
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Michael T. Brooks
SVP & CIO
GATX Corporation
Mark Brown
CIO
General Growth Properties, Inc.
Randy Burdick
EVP & CIO
OfficeMax Incorporated
Loren Claypool
VP & CIO
Extendicare Health Services Inc.
John Congdon
Manager, IT
Kubota Engine America
Jason DeHaan
CIO
City of Chicago
Eric Dirst
SVP & CIO
DeVry Inc.
Bob Edwards
Interim CIO
United Airlines
Dan Fallon
VP & CTO
Navistar, Inc.
Mark Forbes
Vice President of IT
Reinhart Food Services, LLC
John Frank
SVP & CIO
Brightpoint, Inc.
Macario Gallegos
Central Division Technology Leader
Caesars Entertainment Corp.
Rob Hanlon
SVP & CIO
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
Bill Haser
VP & CIO
Tenneco, Inc.
Brian Hedberg
SVP & CIO
Health Care Service Corporation
Dave Kamath
CIO
IDEX Corporation
Manoj Kulkarni
SVP, CIO
Career Education Corporation
Steve Loos
CIO
Wheels Incorporated
Andrew MacDonald
VP, Client Executive
CNA
Susan M. Malisch
VP & CIO
Loyola University Chicago
Paul Martin
CVP & CIO
Baxter International, Inc.
Gary Matula
VP & CIO
Molex Incorporated
Stewart McCutcheon
CIO
Nalco Holding Company
David Melchers
CIO
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Walt Oswald
CIO
Motorola Mobility, Inc.
Mike Parisi
VP, IT
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Bruce L. Peterson
CIO
Uline, Inc.
Paul Roche
CIO
Network Services Company
Rick Roy
SVP & CIO
CUNA Mutual Group
David Schacht
SVP & CIO
Simon Property Group, Inc.
Tim Schaefer
CIO
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Bruce Schinelli
VP & CIO
TTX Company
Glenn Schneider
SVP & CIO
Discover Financial Services LLC
Tom Smith
CIO
Northshore University HealthSystem
Arshele Stevens
CIO
Chicago Public Schools
Francesco Tinto
VP, IS Svc. Delivery
Kraft Foods, Inc.
Patricia Todus
AVP & Deputy CIO
Northwestern University
Lac Tran
SVP, CIO & Associate Dean
Rush University Medical Center
Sean Vinck
CIO for the State of Illinois
State of Illinois
Jeffrey Warren
VP & CIO
Equity Office
Barbara Zeller
VP, IT
Nicor Inc.