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Chicago CIO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CIOs in the Chicago community to solve critical leadership challenges through the collective experiences and expertise of the network.
Invaluable network
Build a strong professional network where you live and work. Access the collective expertise of your true peers all in one place. Make new connections and catch up with old friends.
Peer collaboration
Gain new perspectives from peers who understand your most critical priorities and are facing the same challenges -- generate ideas, share real-life experiences and get forward-looking guidance and insights.
Actionable insights
Exchange best practices, validate strategies and walk away with practical insights that are immediately actionable.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today.
- Seizing momentum – influencing and leading the enterprise
- Thriving through uncertainty - empowering people and delivering value
- Advancing and scaling strategic, outcome-based technologies
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
Kraft Heinz
Global CIO
Deb Hall Lefevre
Couche-Tard
Chief Technology Officer
Michael Parisi
ITW
VP CIO
Ashley Pettit
State Farm Insurance
Senior Vice President & CIO
Tom South
Northern Trust
Executive VP & Chief Information Officer
Francesco Tinto
Walgreens Boots Alliance
Senior VP & Global Chief Information Officer
Members
Niyi Adedoyin
GATX
SVP & CIO
Eyal Altman
Littelfuse
Vice President, Chief Digital & Information Technology Officer
Neeru Arora
Volkswagen Group of America
SVP & CIO VW Credit Inc
Scot Berkey
Illinois Housing Development Authority
Chief Information Officer
Shawkat Bhuiyan
Bank of Montreal
Head of Architecture
Bill Blount
BenefitExpress
CIO
Kevin Boyd
University of Chicago
Associate Vice President and CIO
Rick Britton
Viad
Chief Information Officer
Dani Brown
Whirlpool Corporation
SVP & CIO
Derrick Brownlee
City of Chicago
Managing Deputy CIO (Department of Innovation and Technology)
Wayne Bulmahn
UNITE HERE HEALTH
CIO
Roberta Cadieux
American Hotel Register Company
CIO
Sunitha Chamarti
Guardian Life Insurance
CIO - ReedGroup
Kelly Coomer
Sammons Financial Group
Chief Information Officer
Paul Cottey
Water Street Healthcare Partners LLC
CIO
Dean Crutchfield
CDK Global
EVP & CIO
Julie Devine
Medulla
CIO
Jeff Douglas
Potbelly Sandwich Works
SVP, CIO
Rita Fisher
Reynolds Consumer Products
CIO and EVP, Supply Chain
Mark Forbes
D&W Fine Pack
Vice President, It & Chief Information Officer
Eric Foster
DFIN Solutions
EVP & CIO
Anu George
Morningstar
Chief Quality & Transformation Officer
Tom Gergets
McDonald's
CTO, Vice President - Global Technology Services
Ash Goel
Bronson
SVP/CIO
Robert Greening
Jockey
Vice President- Information Technology
Ron Guerrier
HP
Global CIO
Brad Hildestad
COUNTRY Financial
EVP & CIO
Ganesh Jayaram
John Deere
VP, IT
Deepak Kaul
Zebra
CIO
Lawson Kelly
Hyatt Hotels Corp
Global Chief Technology Officer
Stephen Lavin
Redbox
CTO
Susan Malisch
Loyola University Chicago
VP & CIO
Paul Mauschbaugh
CAT
Group Chief Information Officer (Services, Distribution & Digital)
Bud McQuade
Duracell
Vice President of Information Technology
Jonathan Morse
Hill-Rom Holdings
Executive Director IT
Chris Nash
Adtalem Global Education
SVP & CIO
Heather Nelson
UChicago Medicine
SVP and CIO
Dan Nerroth
Consumers Credit Union
CIO
Andy Newsom
CSL Behring
SVP CIO
Paul Niser
Walton St. Capital
CTO
Ken O'Brien
RRD
EVP & CIO
Augustus Oakes
ATI Physical Therapy
Interim CIO
Jim Petrassi
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
SVP and CTO
John Phillips
Briggs Healthcare
EVP & CIO
Julie Ragland
Navistar
SVP & Chief Information Officer
Scott Ramsbottom
Anixter
EVP & CIO
Michael Rapken
Roadrunner Transportation Systems
CIO
Brandon Ray
The Boeing Co
Business Operations Manager
Jason Reynolds
ADM
VP of Digital and Analytics
Marvin Richardson
Health Care Service Corporation
Senior VP & CIO
Simona Rollinson
ISACA
CTO
Edward Rybicki
Vyaire Medical
Global Chief Information Officer
Sanjib Sahoo
XPO Logistics
Chief Information Officer, Transport
Raj Sampoornam
Byline Bank
SVP & CIO
Bruce Schinelli
TTX
VP, IT & CIO
Yvonne Scott
Crowe
CIO
Swati Shah
TransUnion
SVP & CIO
Mindy Simon
Conagra Brands
Chief Information Officer
Steven Smith
NorthShore University HealthSystem
CIO
Chad Stallings
Merieux NutriSciences
Global Chief Information Officer
Stuart Stern
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
Head of IT - Americas
Ophir Trigalo
Illinois Institute of Technology
VP & CIO
Randall Urban
Martin Brower LLC USA
CIO
Edward Wagoner
JLL
Executive Director, Digital Chief Information Officer
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 Events
Virtual Programs
March 23, 2021
Chicago CIO Virtual Boardroom
Advancing Digital Business Initiatives
An intimate and interactive conversation framed around a hot topic or priority.
Learn More
May 18, 2021
Chicago CIO Virtual Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led, half-day virtual program with new connections and actionable insights.
Learn More
October 7, 2021
Global CIO Virtual Executive Summit
A virtual gathering for CIOs with global responsibilities to discuss challenges unique to international operations.
Learn More
Content from your CIO peers
BLOG | MARCH 2, 2021
BLOG | MARCH 2, 2021
What We’ve Learned About Building Communities Virtually
After 900 virtual events with more than 32,000 executives, we learned that C-level leaders were eager to connect with peers and share their experiences. Here’s what else we learned about providing the best opportunities to collaborate virtually.
VIEW POSTBLOG | FEBRUARY 25, 2021
BLOG | FEBRUARY 25, 2021
Who’s Answering the Next Big Question? CISO Meredith Harper
On the podcast, we interview C-level executives and thought leaders about a timely business question. Read highlights of our conversation with VP and CISO Meredith Harper of Eli Lilly talking about diversity and the workplace of the future.
VIEW POSTBLOG | FEBRUARY 23, 2021
BLOG | FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Three Ways to Collaborate Among the C-Suite
Based on early 2021 Leadership Perspective Survey data and hundreds of conversations, it’s become clear that cross-collaboration among C-suite executives is more critical than ever. Learn three ways to make department strategies more effective by working across the C-suite to build them.
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