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.

David Behen
Governing Body Co-Chair
CIO, Department of Technology, Management & Budget
State of Michigan
Joey Miller
Governing Body Co-Chair
Vice President, Global Information Technology
Magna International Inc.
Stephen Pickett
Governing Body Co-Chair
Senior VP & CIO
Penske Corporation
Kevin Summers
Governing Body Co-Chair
Corporate VP & Global CIO
Whirlpool Corporation
Ron Utterbeck
Governing Body Co-Chair
CIO, GE Corporate & Managing Director - AMSTC
General Electric Company
Steven Ambrose
VP & CIO
DTE Energy Company
Jerry Batt
VP & CIO
Pulte Homes, Inc.
Dr. Nicholas Bell
Global Manufacturing & Labor Relations Information Office
General Motors Company
Phillip Bertolini
Deputy County Executive & CIO
Oakland County
Karlin Bohnert
CIO
RGIS Inventory Specialists
Thomas Bres
VP & CIO
Sparrow Health System
Bob Buchanan
SVP, IT
Auto-Owners Insurance Group
Timothy Cox
Process Information Officer, Global Product Development
General Motors Company
Mark Cybulski
CIO
ZF Group NAO
Gary Desai
VP and CIO, Consumer Products Group
Honeywell International Inc.
Joe Drouin
SVP & CIO
Kelly Services, Inc.
Hans Erickson
SVP, IT & CIO
Detroit Regional Chamber
Jamal Farhat
VP & CIO
BorgWarner Inc.
Doug Field
CIO
General Dynamics Land Systems Inc.
Jef Fisk
Director, IT
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation
Kristy Folkwein
VP & CIO
Dow Corning Corporation
Vince Francone
SVP, CTO, Credit Union Solutions
Fiserv, Inc.
Alston German
VP & CIO
Federal-Mogul Corporation
Tim Heffron
VP & CIO
Meritor, Inc.
Dennis Hodges
CIO
Inteva Products LLC
Jim House
Director, IT
GKN Driveline North America, Inc.
Diane Jones
CIO
Detroit Public Schools
David Kepler
EVP, Chief Sustainability Officer, Director, Shared Svcs.
The Dow Chemical Company
Greg Knott
VP & CIO, Global Supply Chain Solutions
Ryder System, Inc.
Randy Kortering
VP, Global Information Services
Haworth, Inc.
M.S. Krishnan Ph.D
Joseph Handleman Professor of Information Systems and Innovation
The Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan
Brenda Laird
EVP & CIO
Delta Dental of Michigan
Ruthanne Largent
AVP, IT
MGM Grand Casino Detroit
Frank Laura
CIO
Entertainment Publications
Mike LeRoy
SVP & CIO
Detroit Medical Center
Bill Macfarlane
VP & CIO, North America
Continental Automotive Systems
Janet MacQueen
VP & CIO
Blue Care Network of Michigan
Scott Malvich
Director, IS
Guardian Industries Corp.
Timothy McCabe
VP & CIO
Delphi Automotive
George Molchan
CIO
Freudenberg NOK Sealing Technologies
Steffen Mueller-Urbaniak
Director, Americas IT
Ford Motor Company
Patrick O'Hare
SVP & CIO
Spectrum Health
Brian O'Loughlin
VP, IT
Cooper Standard Automotive Inc.
Arjay Patrick
Director, IT
Michigan Education Special Services Association
Chris Pike
SVP & CIO
Health Alliance Plan of Michigan
Dan Rainey
CIO
City of Ann Arbor
Gary Robertson
President
Robertson Partners
Joe Sawasky
CIO
Wayne State University
Robert Scott
Director, Center for Engineering Diversity & Outreach, ISEF
The Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan
Jim Sistek
VP & CIO
Visteon Corporation
Brent Stahlheber
SVP & CIO
The Auto Club Group - AAA
Paula Toliver
SVP, IS
The Dow Chemical Company
Les Tolley
Director, IT
IAC Group
Kevin Toren
CIO
Gordon Food Service
Doug Tracy
CIO
Dana Holding Corporation
Doug Wiescinski
CIO
Plante & Moran, LLP
Scott Wruble
Vice President, Information Technology
Palace Sports & Entertainment