Governing Body

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

Gary Howell
Governing Body Co-Chair
CISO
Chiquita Brands International, Inc.
Brian Lawhorn
Governing Body Co-Chair
Sr. Director & CISO
The Kroger Co.
Roy Mellinger
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP & CISO
WellPoint, Inc.
Stacy Mill
Governing Body Co-Chair
Director, Global IT Security
YUM! Brands, Inc.
Brian Minick
Governing Body Co-Chair
CISO
General Electric Company
Margo Springs
Governing Body Co-Chair
CIO, Enterprise Technology Solutions - RCC
City of Cincinnati
Dennis Acuna
Security Architect
Marathon Petroleum Company LLC
Rick Bohn
Manager, IT Security
DPL Inc.
Wayne Browning
Director
Citi
Darren Challey
Manager, IT Policy, Metrics & Programs
General Electric Company
Steve Collignon
CISO
Cardinal Health
Leo Cronin
VP Global Information Security
Reed Elsevier, Inc.
Jim Eckart
CISO
Eli Lilly and Company
John Gercken
Director, IT Security
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
Lonny Lawrence
VP & CIO
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
Scott Mackelprang
CSO
Fifth Third Processing Solutions
Edward McMillan
GTS - IT Security & Compliance
Convergys Corporation
Jon Moore
CISO
Humana Inc.
Lance Murray
VP, Director, Security & Risk Services
Fifth Third Bank
Corbin Nash
CSO
The Progressive Corporation
Jim Niehaus
VP & CIO
Great American Financial Resources, Inc.
Greg Press
Director IT Risk & Security Management
American Modern Insurance Group
Michael Rulli
Director, IS
The Drees Co.
Greg Simpson
CTO
General Electric Company
Michael Sinnott
Dir. IT Service Delivery
Hill-Rom, Inc.
Jeff Snyder
VP-IT Governance, Risk, Compliance, Architecture & PMO
Technicolor
Kevin Sullivan
Director of Global Information Security
Convergys Corporation
Mathews Thomas
AVP, IT Risk Mgmt.
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Troy Thomas
Chief Security & Privacy Officer
KeyBank
Mike Vangelos
Information Security Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Steve Zerby
Director, Global IT Ops.
Owens Corning
Greg Zimmerman
CISO
Battelle Memorial Institute