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Chicago CIO Governing Body

A regional Governing Body leads the Chicago CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.

Co-Chairs

Corrado Azzarita

The Kraft Heinz Company
Global CIO

Deb Hall Lefevre

Couche-Tard
EVP, CTO

Mike Parisi

ITW
VP CIO

Ashley Pettit

State Farm
Senior Vice President & CIO

Francesco Tinto

Walgreens Boots Alliance
Senior VP & Global Chief Information Officer

Eddy Wagoner

JLL
Executive Director, Digital Chief Information Officer

Members

Niyi Adedoyin

GATX
SVP & CIO

Eyal Altman

Littelfuse
Vice President, Chief Digital & Information Technology Officer

Neeru Arora

Volkswagen Credit Inc., a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America
SVP & CIO

Scot Berkey

Illinois Housing Development Authority
Chief Information Officer

Shawkat Bhuiyan

Bank of Montreal
Head of Technology Strategy & Architecture

Bill Blount

VelocityEHS
CIO

Kevin Boyd

University of Chicago
Associate Vice President and CIO

Danielle Brown

Whirlpool Corporation
SVP & CIO

Wayne Bulmahn

UNITE HERE HEALTH
CIO & Security Officer

Roberta Cadieux

American Hotel Register Company
CIO

Kelly Coomer

Sammons Financial Group
Chief Information Officer

Paul Cottey

Water Street
CIO

Julie Devine

Medulla
CIO

Jeff Douglas

Potbelly Sandwich Works
SVP, CIO

Rita Fisher

Reynolds Consumer Products
CIO and EVP, Supply Chain

Mark Forbes

PurposeBuilt Brands
CIO

Eric Foster

DFIN Solutions
EVP & CIO

Anuj Gaur

The Marmon Group
VP Global Information Technology

Ash Goel

Bronson
SVP/CIO

Neil Gull

Truckstop.com
Vice President Enterprise Technology and Security Services

Brad Hildestad

COUNTRY Financial
EVP & CIO

Ganesh Jayaram

John Deere
VP, IT

Deepak Kaul

Zebra Technologies
CIO

Lawson Kelly

Hyatt Hotels Corp
Global Chief Technology Officer

Laura Kohl

Morningstar
CIO

Stephen Lavin

Redbox
CTO

Susan Malisch

Loyola University Chicago
VP & CIO

Paul Mauschbaugh

Caterpillar
Group Chief Information Officer – Services, Distribution & Digital

Bud McQuade

Duracell
Vice President of Information Technology (CIO)

Jon Morse

Hillrom
Executive Director IT

Dan Nerroth

Consumers Credit Union
CIO

Paul Niser

Walton Street Capital
CTO

Augustus Oakes

ATI Physical Therapy
Interim CIO

Sunder Pappu

The Inland Real Estate Group, LLC
Vice President, Technology

Jim Petrassi

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
SVP and CTO

Jane Possell

CNA
SVP and CIO

Mythyly Putcha

Zurich North America
Vice President of Information Technology

Julie Ragland

Navistar
SVP & Chief Information Officer

Scott Ramsbottom

Anixter
EVP & CIO

Brandon Ray

The Boeing Co
Business Operations Manager

Jason Reynolds

ADM
VP of Digital and Analytics

Marvin Richardson

Health Care Service Corporation
SVP & CIO

Simona Rollinson

ISACA
CTO

Edward Rybicki

Vyaire Medical
Global Chief Information Officer

Raj Sampoornam

Byline Bank
SVP & CIO

Bruce Schinelli

TTX
VP, IT & CIO

Swati Shah

TransUnion
SVP US Markets Technology

Karriem Shakoor

UL
SVP & CIO

Mindy Simon

Conagra Brands
Chief Information Officer

Steven Smith

NorthShore University HealthSystem
CIO

Ophir Trigalo

Illinois Institute of Technology
Vice Provost/CIO

Atul Verma

Bank of Montreal
Chief Information Officer. US, Personal and Business Banking

Chris Walter

Central Garden & Pet Company
CIO

Rick Williams

Ace Hardware
VP, IT

Shane Winegard

Panduit
VP & CIO

Janet Zelenka

Stericycle
EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer

"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

VIRTUAL

February 22, 2022 | 1 hour

Chicago CIO Virtual Town Hall

Enhancing Responsiveness to Cybersecurity in a Cloud Environment

An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.

March 22, 2022 | an evening

Chicago CIO Inner Circle

Mid America Club

A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.

May 25, 2022 | 1 day

Chicago CIO Executive Summit

Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile

Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.

September, 2022 | 3 days

Global CIO Executive Summit

A summit for CIOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.

Content from your CIO peers

BLOG | JANUARY 25, 2022

Three Key Themes for CIOs in 2022

In 2021, CIOs continued to deliver value through technology at the pace and scale their enterprises demanded. Read why value creation in response to disruption is reflected in the three themes we think CIOs will be focused on in 2022.

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BLOG | JANUARY 19, 2022

Swinging the Pendulum — Women Technology Leaders in 2021

The content team at Evanta, who ensures all topics and agendas are driven ‘by C-level executives and for C-level executives,’ set a goal – to intentionally and deliberately showcase women technology leaders at Evanta in-person summits. Read on to see what they were able to accomplish in 2021.

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BLOG | JANUARY 12, 2022

What C-Level Executives Were Reading in 2021

As you’re returning from holidays and getting back into work, we wanted to share some articles and survey findings you might have missed in 2021. These are some of the most-viewed articles (and most listened to podcasts!) on Evanta.com in the past year.

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Chicago CIO Community

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Chicago CIO Governing Body

Co-Chairs

Members

Niyi Adedoyin

Eyal Altman

Neeru Arora

Scot Berkey

Shawkat Bhuiyan

Bill Blount

Kevin Boyd

Danielle Brown

Wayne Bulmahn

Roberta Cadieux

Kelly Coomer

Paul Cottey

Julie Devine

Jeff Douglas

Rita Fisher

Mark Forbes

Eric Foster

Anuj Gaur

Ash Goel

Neil Gull

Brad Hildestad

Ganesh Jayaram

Deepak Kaul

Lawson Kelly

Laura Kohl

Stephen Lavin

Susan Malisch

Paul Mauschbaugh

Bud McQuade

Jon Morse

Dan Nerroth

Paul Niser

Augustus Oakes

Sunder Pappu

Jim Petrassi

Jane Possell

Mythyly Putcha

Julie Ragland

Scott Ramsbottom

Brandon Ray

Jason Reynolds

Marvin Richardson

Simona Rollinson

Edward Rybicki

Raj Sampoornam

Bruce Schinelli

Swati Shah

Karriem Shakoor

Mindy Simon

Steven Smith

Ophir Trigalo

Atul Verma

Chris Walter

Rick Williams

Shane Winegard

Janet Zelenka

"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

February 22, 2022 | 1 hour

Chicago CIO Virtual Town Hall

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March 22, 2022 | an evening

Chicago CIO Inner Circle

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May 25, 2022 | 1 day

Chicago CIO Executive Summit

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Michael Smith, CIO
The Estee Lauder Companies

Bill Fortwangler, CIO
Dollar Bank

Eelko van Leeuwen, Global cio
ABN AMRO Clearing Bank