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Dallas CIO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CIOs in the Dallas 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
Dallas CIO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Dallas CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.
Co-Chairs
Sumit Anand
At Home
Chief Strategy Officer & CIO
Mike Anderson
Netskope
Chief Digital & Information Officer
Nellson Burns
Daltile
VP of Information Services
Members
Chris Akeroyd
Children's Health
SVP & CIO
Scott Albright
Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope
Chief Information Officer
Madhuri Andrews
Jacobs Engineering
SVP, Chief Digital and Information Officer
Chris Andrews
Smoothie King
Chief Information Officer
John Applegate
KPMG North America
Global Chief Information Officer
Paola Arbour
Tenet Health
Executive VP & Chief Information Officer
Jim Ashley
Ben E. Keith
SVP, Information Services & CIO
John Barrow
Builders FirstSource
SVP, CIO
John Biegel
DJO
Chief Information Officer
Andrew Brock
Associa
EVP, CIO
Brandon Brown
Laredo Petroleum
Vice President & CIO
Mike Bullock
Texas Rangers
VP, IT
Carol Clements
YUM! Brands
Chief Information Officer, Pizza Hut - US
Sandeep Dave
CBRE
Chief Digital and Technology Officer
Heidi Dial
HKS
CIO
Matt Emery
AZZ
Chief Information Officer
Zubair Faiz
Airrsoti
Chief Information Officer
Nancy Flores
McKesson Corporation
Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Chief Technology Officer
Larry Freed
Overhead Door
CIO
Renee Galitis
Caliber Home Loans
Executive VP & Chief Information Officer
Chris Holm
The Perot Companies
CIO
JP Hurtado
Dave & Buster's
CIO
Todd Kackley
Bell Flight
EVP & Chief Information Officer
Rusty Kennington
Henry Company
CIO
Janya Kieffer
Acme Brick
VP of IT
Manoj Kumbhat
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Chief Digital Officer and Global CIO
Maya Leibman
American Airlines
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Scott Lindblom
Michaels Stores
SVP & CIO
Andrew Macaulay
TopGolf
CTO
Kim Mackenroth
Textron
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Mike McCranie
Interstate Batteries
CIO
Steve McLaurin
Denbury Resources
CIO
Sudhir Nair
loanDepot
EVP & Chief Information & Technology Officer
Jo-ann Olsovsky
Salesforce
Executive VP & Chief Information Officer
Mark Overton
Greyhound
SVP & CIO
Himanshu Parikh
Michaels Stores
SVP, CTO
Rajeev Rai
SRS Distribution
EVP & Chief Technology Officer
Bob Rayes
Corgan Associates
CIO
Michele Rodgers
Exeter Finance
Chief Information Officer
Brian Rook
DynCorp International
CIO
Robert Rosen
Arcosa
Corporate Vice President, Information Technology
John Rosenbaum
Employbridge
Chief Information Officer
Mike Santimaw
Rent-A-Center
SVP, CIO
Neelu Sethi
Reddy Ice Holdings
SVP, Chief Information Officer
Barry Shurkey
NTT Data
Chief Information Officer
Diego Silva
Flowserve
IT Vice President, Technology and Architecture
Mark Stone
Texas A&M University System
SCIO
Bryan Tutor
Elbit Systems of America
VP & CIO
Gertrude Van Horn
NCH
CIO
Robert Walden
Epsilon
CIO
Walter Wilinsky
Leonardo DRS
VP & CIO
Scott Willett
University of Texas - Tyler
Asst Vice - Chancellor / CTO
"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
In-person Programs
August, 2021
Dallas CIO Inner Circle
An evening with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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November 9, 2021
Dallas CIO Executive Summit
Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria
Walk away from this peer-led, one-day program with new connections and actionable insights.
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Virtual Programs
May 13, 2021
Dallas CIO Virtual Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led, half-day virtual program with new connections and actionable insights.
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October 7, 2021
Global CIO Virtual Executive Summit
A virtual gathering for CIOs with global responsibilities to discuss challenges unique to international operations.
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Content from your CIO peers
PODCAST | APRIL 6, 2021
PODCAST | APRIL 6, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 14
In this episode, we ask CIO Rob Zelinka of Jack Henry & Associates why change management is so hard for large organizations. We discuss change fatigue and the unrelenting pace of change, and Rob shares how communication and transparency can help business leaders crack the change management code.
LISTEN NOWBLOG | APRIL 5, 2021
BLOG | APRIL 5, 2021
Keep on Building and Trust the Process
Do you have a negative view of the word “process”? Head of IT Gary Allwood of ABP explains how good processes enable you to demonstrate improvements, manage change and show the value of what technology delivers. Read his 3 steps to a better process.
VIEW POSTBLOG | MARCH 31, 2021
BLOG | MARCH 31, 2021
Who’s Answering the Next Big Question? IT Leaders Anne Marie Richard & James Dudek
On The Next Big Question podcast, we interview C-level executives about a timely business question. Here are highlights from our conversation with CIO Anne Marie Richard & Organizational Strategist James Dudek of UC-Berkeley.
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