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.
Puneet Bhasin
Governing Body Co-Chair
CIO and Sr. Vice President of Technology, Logistics, & Customer Service
Waste Management
Governing Body Co-Chair
CIO and Sr. Vice President of Technology, Logistics, & Customer Service
Waste Management
William Braun
Governing Body Co-Chair
CIO, Global Upstream
Chevron Corporation
Governing Body Co-Chair
CIO, Global Upstream
Chevron Corporation
Twila Day
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP & CIO
Sysco Corporation
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP & CIO
Sysco Corporation
Al Lindseth
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP, Technology, Process & Risk Management
Plains All American Pipeline
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP, Technology, Process & Risk Management
Plains All American Pipeline
Greg Schwartz
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP & CIO
USAA
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP & CIO
USAA
Anup Sharma
Governing Body Co-Chair
CIO
GE Oil and Gas
Governing Body Co-Chair
CIO
GE Oil and Gas
Thom Sneed
Governing Body Co-Chair
Vice President and CIO
Marathon Oil Corporation
Governing Body Co-Chair
Vice President and CIO
Marathon Oil Corporation
Michael Bell
CIO
Texas Department Of Criminal Justice
CIO
Texas Department Of Criminal Justice
Lloyd Boyd
CIO
Friedkin Companies, Inc.
CIO
Friedkin Companies, Inc.
David Bradshaw
CIO
Memorial Hermann Healthcare System
CIO
Memorial Hermann Healthcare System
Steve Brady
VP Process Innovation & CIO
Dresser-Rand Group Inc.
VP Process Innovation & CIO
Dresser-Rand Group Inc.
Ken Braud
VP & CIO
Halliburton
VP & CIO
Halliburton
Michael Brooks
CIO
CVR Energy, Inc.
CIO
CVR Energy, Inc.
Eric Brown
EVP & CIO
NCI Building Systems
EVP & CIO
NCI Building Systems
Yanni Charalambous
VP, IT and CIO
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
VP, IT and CIO
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Peggy Colsman
CIO
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
CIO
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
Stephen Craft
VP, IT
Spectra Energy Corp
VP, IT
Spectra Energy Corp
Dr. Phiroz Darukhanavala
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Information Technology and Services
BP
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Information Technology and Services
BP
Howard Davis
VP, CAO, & CIO
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
VP, CAO, & CIO
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
Ray Ebert
Senior Director, Information Technology
Houston Astros
Senior Director, Information Technology
Houston Astros
Gregg Farris
VP & CIO
Oceaneering International, Inc.
VP & CIO
Oceaneering International, Inc.
Paul Flynn
SVP/CIO
Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
SVP/CIO
Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
Al Garcia
Chief Information Officer
Harris County Appraisal District
Chief Information Officer
Harris County Appraisal District
Rex Griffin
IT Director
Ultra Petroleum Corp.
IT Director
Ultra Petroleum Corp.
Dr. James Griffiths
Exec. Director, Clinical Technology
The University of Texas System
Exec. Director, Clinical Technology
The University of Texas System
Gary Hayes
CIO & VP of IT
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
CIO & VP of IT
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
Michael Hazel
CIO
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd.
CIO
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd.
Patti Hess
IT Director
Air Liquide USA
IT Director
Air Liquide USA
Bruce High
CIO
Harris County
CIO
Harris County
Bradley Hoover
CIO & Director of Information Systems, Texas Transportation Institute
The Texas A&M University System
CIO & Director of Information Systems, Texas Transportation Institute
The Texas A&M University System
J.D. Johnson
SVP & CIO
American National Insurance Company
SVP & CIO
American National Insurance Company
Craig Jones
VP, IS
David Weekley Homes
VP, IS
David Weekley Homes
Hunter Jones
CIO
Cameron International Corporation
CIO
Cameron International Corporation
Manish Kapoor
CIO & SVP Information Systems
NuStar Energy L.P.
CIO & SVP Information Systems
NuStar Energy L.P.
Kevin J. Kelly
CIO, Long-Term Care Division
New York Life Insurance
CIO, Long-Term Care Division
New York Life Insurance
Murshid Khan
SVP & CIO
Stewart Information Services Corporation
SVP & CIO
Stewart Information Services Corporation
Lori Kittle
VP, IT
Landry's Restaurants, Inc.
VP, IT
Landry's Restaurants, Inc.
Michael Lobin
VP, IT
TETRA Technologies, Inc.
VP, IT
TETRA Technologies, Inc.
William Lukefahr
CIO & VP of IT
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.
CIO & VP of IT
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.
Antonio Marin
Director, Information Technology
TPC Group
Director, Information Technology
TPC Group
Troy Matherne
VP & CIO
Geokinetics Inc.
VP & CIO
Geokinetics Inc.
Thornton May
Leading IT Futurist
CIO Leadership Network
Leading IT Futurist
CIO Leadership Network
Aaron Merrick
Vice President Information Technology
Apache Corporation
Vice President Information Technology
Apache Corporation
David Mosley
VP & CIO
Kirby Corporation
VP & CIO
Kirby Corporation
Faisal Naseem
VP Finance and Process Improvement.
Oil States International, Inc.
VP Finance and Process Improvement.
Oil States International, Inc.
Mike Penny
VP & CIO
Targa Resources, Inc.
VP & CIO
Targa Resources, Inc.
Marlee Perez
Vice President, IT
Tesoro Corporation
Vice President, IT
Tesoro Corporation
Mike Pfister
CIO
ConocoPhillips
CIO
ConocoPhillips
Julie Purcell
SVP & CIO
SavaSeniorCare Administrative Services
SVP & CIO
SavaSeniorCare Administrative Services
Brad Rector
CIO
Air Liquide USA
CIO
Air Liquide USA
Michel Renard
IT Projects Manager
ExxonMobil Corporation
IT Projects Manager
ExxonMobil Corporation
Toni Russell
CIO and Director
United Space Alliance
CIO and Director
United Space Alliance
Robert Sell
VP, CIO
LyondellBasell Industries
VP, CIO
LyondellBasell Industries
John Sibert
SVP, Tech. Planning & Control
Compass Bancshares, Inc.
SVP, Tech. Planning & Control
Compass Bancshares, Inc.
Steve Sidney
CIO
Bristow Group Inc.
CIO
Bristow Group Inc.
Allan Skov
CIO
Black Stone Minerals
CIO
Black Stone Minerals
Janette Smith
SVP / CIO
GDF SUEZ Energy North America
SVP / CIO
GDF SUEZ Energy North America
Jim Stanley
VP, IT
Schlumberger Limited
VP, IT
Schlumberger Limited
Paul Stewart
VP & CIO
BHP Billiton Petroleum
VP & CIO
BHP Billiton Petroleum
Larry Sweet
CIO
Johnson Space Center
CIO
Johnson Space Center
Maurice Tayeh
VP & CIO
McDermott International, Inc.
VP & CIO
McDermott International, Inc.
Gio Tomasini
President & CEO
Tomasini W2k
President & CEO
Tomasini W2k
Cathy Tompkins
SVP, IT & CIO
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
SVP, IT & CIO
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Sri Valleru
VP & CIO
Nabors Industries
VP & CIO
Nabors Industries
John Varkey
CIO
Direct Energy Residential
CIO
Direct Energy Residential
Lynn Vernon
Chief, Info. & Applic. Sys. Division
Johnson Space Center
Chief, Info. & Applic. Sys. Division
Johnson Space Center
Ravi Waran
VP & CIO
Albemarle Corporation
VP & CIO
Albemarle Corporation
Steve Wilburn
SVP, IT
NRG Energy, Inc.
SVP, IT
NRG Energy, Inc.
Benjamin Williams
VP & CIO
Devon Energy Corporation
VP & CIO
Devon Energy Corporation
Maria Womersley
CIO
Huntsman International, LLC
CIO
Huntsman International, LLC
Paul Yust
VP, IT
Quanta Services, Inc.
VP, IT
Quanta Services, Inc.