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Atlanta CIO Community
Join a powerful network of peers
Connect with a local community of like-minded peers who share similar challenges and priorities. Access the collective expertise of CIOs from diverse experiences, backgrounds and industries. Members of the community come together several times a year to connect with each other, exchange ideas and experiences, and validate strategies and solutions.
Join your local community for exclusive access to:
Programs
Participate in year-round gatherings with your local peer group featuring unparalleled opportunities for collaboration, in-depth discussions and networking.
Insights
Exchange peer-validated strategies, solutions and partners, and access exclusive community insights to learn how other CIOs approach similar challenges.
Connections
Make new connections, enhance your career through an exclusive network, and build lasting relationships with peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today.
- Mastering the art of change and adaptability
- Accelerating high growth and a data-first mindset
- Empowering talent, protecting the enterprise
Atlanta CIO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Atlanta CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.
Co-Chairs
Puneet Bhasin
Unum
EVP, Global CIO & Chief Digital Officer
Curtis Carver Jr.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Vice President and CIO
Martin Davis
Southern Company
EVP & CIO
Ben Pivar
Carter's
CIO & SVP
Harold Shannon
CoreCivic
VP, Technology and CIO
Grant Shih
National DCP
Chief Information Officer
Members
Jamie Adams
LifeWay Christian Resources
Senior Vice President, Chief Information and Technology Officer
John Adamson
Floor & Decor
SVP & CIO
Gregory Allarding
Mansfield Energy
SVP, Chief Information Officer
Brian Benn
Atlanta Housing Authority
CIO
Gary Brantley
Beazer Homes
CIO
Guy Brassard
Shaw Industries
VP & CIO
Marcia Calleja-Matsko
OneDigital Health & Benefits
Chief Information Officer
Walt Carter
Homestar Financial Corporation
Chief Digital Officer & CIO
Anil Cheriyan
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp
EVP of Strategy and Technology
Steve Clancey
Georgia-Pacific
SVP & CIO
Anthony Clark
Colliers International
Senior Vice President of Technology and Innovation
Alvaro Corena
GE Renewable Energy
CIO – ERP & Digital Strategy
John Dunbar
Atlantic American
VP, CIO
TAREK ELHADIDI
ABB North America
Group Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Electrification
Julie Elmore
Dollar General
CTO
Scott Feldbush
Motion Industries Inc
SVP and CIO, Information Technology
Steven Ferguson
Technical College System of Georgia
CIO
Jay Ferro
ERT
Global CIO
Jay Fisher
BrandSafway
CIO
Sallie Graves
MagMutual
EVP & CIO
Mike Guhl
HD Supply
Chief Information Officer
Dan Gustafson
Newell Brands
Senior VP, IT & Chief Information Officer
Sarah Ming Hsi
Conduent
BU - CIO of Transportation
Shaun Hunt
McKenney's
CIO
Dustin Johnson
UCB
Head of IT, US
Arun Kandel
Southern Poverty Law Center
CIO
Gurinder Kaur
AstraZeneca
Senior Executive Operations IT
Amith Kota
Landis+Gyr
Group Chief Technology Officer
Sean Kramer
SiteOne
SVP & CIO
Paul Krebs
Koch Industries
CIO & Chief Transformation Officer
Naveen Krishna
Genuine Parts
Chief Digital Officer & CIO
Rohit Lal
Saia
VP & CIO
Sanjay Lall
Americold
EVP & CIO
Lynn Lovelady
McWane
VP & CIO
Abe Manasrah
Tanner Health System
VP , Chief Data Officer
Mat Mathews
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Vice President of Technology Services
Kevin McMahon
Cadence Bank
Deputy COO
Marianne McPeak-Johnson
Cox Automotive
Chief Product Officer
Tommy Meek
Aaron's
CIO
Justin Mennen
Rite Aid
EVP & Chief Information Officer
Laura Miller
Macy's
CIO
Christopher Murphy
Black & Veatch
Global CTO
Michael Pantin
State of Mississippi
CIO, Dept. of Child Protection Services
Pradeep Parvathipuram
Hallmark Cards
Chief Architect, Head of Enterprise Architecture
Darrell Riekena
Colonial Pipeline
CIO & SVP
Steven Roach
FOCUS Brands
SVP, CIO
Raghu Sagi
Inspire Brands
CIO
Regina Salazar
Novelis
Senior Vice President & CIO
Casey Santos
Asurion
CIO
Gaurav Singal
Georgia Lottery
Chief Information Officer
John Slaughter
Alliant Health Solutions
CIO
Daniel Stuart
Southwire
Senior VP, Information Technology Services
Alan Stukalsky
Randstad North America
Chief Digital Officer
Thomas Tesh
Rollins
CIO
Anup Thomas
Capital One Financial
VP & CTO, Card Payments
Kiril Topalov
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Chief Digital Architect
Dale Tuck
Primerica
Chief Information Technology Officer
Bates Turpen
Travelport
CIO
Bill VanCuren
NCR
SVP & CIO
Ashok Vantipalli
TireHub
CIO
Clarence White
Salvation Army
CIO, Southern Territory
Dwain Wilcox
J.M. Huber
SVP & CIO
"This event is a must-attend for all IT professionals – to network and knowledge-share with others in the industry.”
Michael Smith, CIO
The Estee Lauder Companies
"This is an efficient way to get exposure to what is really going on in the local IT community to validate or dispute what your current strategies are.”
Bill Fortwangler, CIO
Dollar Bank
“Relevant topics, great networking opportunities and valuable discussions.”
Eelko van Leeuwen, Global cio
ABN AMRO Clearing Bank
Upcoming Programs
IN-PERSON
February, 2023 | an evening
Atlanta CIO Inner Circle
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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IN-PERSON
May, 2023 | 1 day
Atlanta CIO Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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IN-PERSON
September, 2023 | an evening
Atlanta CIO Inner Circle
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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IN-PERSON
September 13 - 15, 2023 | 3 days
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Global CIO Executive Summit
Four Seasons Nashville
A summit for CIOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.
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IN-PERSON
November, 2023 | 1 day
Atlanta CIO Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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PAST PROGRAMS
Atlanta CIO Inner Circle - 09/13/2022
Atlanta CIO Virtual Town Hall - 08/24/2022
Atlanta CIO Executive Summit - 05/10/2022
Atlanta CIO Virtual Town Hall - 02/24/2022
Atlanta CIO Executive Summit - 12/15/2021
Atlanta CIO Inner Circle - 11/03/2021
Atlanta CIO Virtual Boardroom - 10/28/2021
Atlanta CIO Virtual Boardroom - 09/01/2021
Atlanta CIO Virtual Boardroom - 08/25/2021
Atlanta CIO Virtual Boardroom - 07/20/2021
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Content from your CIO peers
TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | DECEMBER 1, 2022
TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | DECEMBER 1, 2022
Inspiring Data Curiosity & Confidence
Data governance is often at odds with data curiosity, stifling the ability to develop a data-driven culture. How can CIOs and CISOs strike a balance between protecting data and encouraging data curiosity? CIOs and CISOs in the St. Louis community recently discussed their role in sparking data curiosity in secure ways – these are their takeaways.
READ ARTICLEINFOGRAPHIC | NOVEMBER 15, 2022
INFOGRAPHIC | NOVEMBER 15, 2022
C-Suite Community Pulse on the State of the Economy and Its Impact on Your Business
Despite working through economic factors across the board, C-level executives have a positive outlook for their organizations in 2023. We asked C-level executives across Evanta communities about the state of the economy – here is what 600 leaders told us about economic factors and their impact on their outlook.
VIEW RESULTSBLOG | NOVEMBER 14, 2022
BLOG | NOVEMBER 14, 2022
CIOs and the State of the Economy
We asked CIOs in our community pulse survey how the state of the economy is impacting their business – here are 5 key findings from 200 CIOs who participated.
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