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.
Jerry Batt
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP & CIO
Pulte Homes, Inc.
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP & CIO
Pulte Homes, Inc.
Ken C. Bohlen
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP & CIO
Arizona Public Service Company
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP & CIO
Arizona Public Service Company
Bill Halnon
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP & CIO
Republic Services, Inc.
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP & CIO
Republic Services, Inc.
Brad Jensen
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP & CIO
US Airways, Inc.
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP & CIO
US Airways, Inc.
Tilak Mandadi
Governing Body Co-Chair
Senior Vice President, American Express Technologies
American Express Company
Governing Body Co-Chair
Senior Vice President, American Express Technologies
American Express Company
Aaron V. Sandeen
Governing Body Co-Chair
State CIO & Deputy Director
State of Arizona
Governing Body Co-Chair
State CIO & Deputy Director
State of Arizona
Pierre Balthazard
Director, Center for Advancing Business through Information Technology
Arizona State University
Director, Center for Advancing Business through Information Technology
Arizona State University
Thaddeus Crawford
VP, IT
Cable One, Inc.
VP, IT
Cable One, Inc.
Alex Deshuk
Manager of Tech. & Innovation
City of Mesa, AZ
Manager of Tech. & Innovation
City of Mesa, AZ
Mark Feller
VP, Technology
Arizona Cardinals Football Club
VP, Technology
Arizona Cardinals Football Club
Chris Filandro
VP & CIO
Meritage Homes Corporation
VP & CIO
Meritage Homes Corporation
Stephen A. Fox
SVP & CTO
Cable One, Inc.
SVP & CTO
Cable One, Inc.
Scott Gibson
CIO & SVP, Distribution
Best Western International
CIO & SVP, Distribution
Best Western International
Joe Griffith
VP & CIO
Scottsdale Insurance Company
VP & CIO
Scottsdale Insurance Company
Jonathan Harber
Former CIO & VP, IT
Blood Systems, Inc.
Former CIO & VP, IT
Blood Systems, Inc.
Dave Heck
CTO
City of Tempe
CTO
City of Tempe
Katrina Lane
SVP & CTO
Caesars Entertainment Corp.
SVP & CTO
Caesars Entertainment Corp.
Thornton May
Leading IT Futurist
CIO Leadership Network
Leading IT Futurist
CIO Leadership Network
Craig McSpadden
VP & CIO
The Ryland Group, Inc.
VP & CIO
The Ryland Group, Inc.
Dan Miller
CIO
Massage Envy Franchising
CIO
Massage Envy Franchising
John Mufich, Ph.D.
CIO
First Solar, Inc.
CIO
First Solar, Inc.
Kevin Nielsen
Chief Technology Executive
Salt River Project
Chief Technology Executive
Salt River Project
Rob Owen
VP, Global IS
Microchip Technology Incorporated
VP, Global IS
Microchip Technology Incorporated
Scott Pechersky
VP, Technology
Alliance Residential Company
VP, Technology
Alliance Residential Company
Tony Portela
Director, IT
Suntron Corporation
Director, IT
Suntron Corporation
Mike Ruchensky
VP & CIO
Swift Transportation
VP & CIO
Swift Transportation
Caren Shiozaki
EVP & CIO
Thornburg Mortgage
EVP & CIO
Thornburg Mortgage
Cory Staheli
VP, IT
Knight Transportation, Inc.
VP, IT
Knight Transportation, Inc.
Charles Thompson
CIO
City of Phoenix
CIO
City of Phoenix
Michael Tolk
CIO
NextCare, Inc.
CIO
NextCare, Inc.
Jim Toy
CIO
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America
CIO
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America
Amy Vrabel
Chair, Planning & Project Services Division, IT
Mayo Clinic
Chair, Planning & Project Services Division, IT
Mayo Clinic
Dave Wagner
Former SVP & CIO
ON Semiconductor Corporation
Former SVP & CIO
ON Semiconductor Corporation
Neil Warner
CIO
GoDaddy.com
CIO
GoDaddy.com
Peter F. Weis
VP & CIO
Matson Navigation Company, Inc.
VP & CIO
Matson Navigation Company, Inc.
Cary Westmark
VP, IT
Troon Golf L.L.C.
VP, IT
Troon Golf L.L.C.
Gordon Wishon
CIO
Arizona State University
CIO
Arizona State University
Bob Zweig
CIO & VP
Arizona Diamondbacks
CIO & VP
Arizona Diamondbacks