Dallas CIO Community

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

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 & Chief Information Officer

Mike Anderson

Netskope
Chief Digital & Information Officer

Madhuri Andrews

Jacobs
EVP, Chief Digital and Information Officer

Paola Arbour

Tenet Health
Executive VP & Chief Information Officer

Nellson Burns

Daltile
VP of Information Services

Vipin Gupta

Toyota Financial Services
Chief Innovation and Digital Officer

Kim Mackenroth

Textron
Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Members

Chris Akeroyd

Children's Health
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Scott Albright

Interstate Batteries
CIO

Jim Ashley

Ben E. Keith
SVP, Information Services & CIO

John Barrow

Builders FirstSource
SVP, CIO

Gurshaman Baweja

Texas Instruments
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Andrew Brock

Associa
President, CIO

Brandon Brown

Laredo Petroleum
Vice President & CIO

Mike Bullock

Texas Rangers
VP, IT

Barry Carter

RealPage
CIO

Brent Cerka

Warren Equipment
Chief Information Officer

Nitin Chaturvedi

KFC
Chief Digital & Technology Officer

Steve Ciske

Thirty-One Gifts
CTO

Heidi Cox

HKS
CIO

Sandeep Dave

CBRE
Chief Digital and Technology Officer

Carissa De Santis

Brix Holdings
Chief Information Officer

Ashley Denison

Caliber Collision Centers
CIO

Zubair Faiz

Airrosti
Chief Information Officer

Nancy Flores

McKesson
Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Chief Technology Officer

Larry Freed

Overhead Door
CIO

Varun Gadhok

Surgery Partners
CIO

Renee Galitis

Triumph Bancorp
Executive VP & Chief Information Officer

Don Goin

Texas Capital Bank
CIO

Chris Holm

The Perot Companies
CIO

Kevin Iwersen

Tyler Technologies
Chief Information Officer

Todd Kackley

Bell Flight
EVP & Chief Information Officer

Rusty Kennington

Henry Company
CIO

Janya Kieffer

Austin Industries
CIO

Manoj Kumbhat

Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Chief Digital Officer and Global CIO

Jamie Lee

Ecobat
CIO

Maya Leibman

American Airlines
EVP & CIO

Brent Lessing

Omni Hotels & Resorts
Chief Information Officer

Scott Lindblom

Bed Bath & Beyond
CTO

Ravi Malick

Box
Global CIO

Mike McCranie

Builders FirstSource
CIO

Steve McLaurin

RSM US
Principal

Nimesh Mehta

National Life Group
CIO

Sudhir Nair

Amerisave
Chief Digital Officer

Jo-ann Olsovsky

Salesforce
Executive VP & Chief Information Officer

Mark Overton

Greyhound
SVP & CIO

Himanshu Parikh

Foot Locker
Global CIO

Pankaj Patra

Brinker International
CIO, SVP

Sameer Purao

Celanese
VP & CIO

Rajeev Rai

SRS Distribution
EVP & Chief Technology Officer

Urvi Randhar

Cardinal Health
CTO

Bob Rayes

Corgan Associates
CIO

Michele Rodgers

Exeter Finance
Chief Information Officer

Brian Rook

Amentum
Chief Digital Officer

Robert Rosen

Arcosa
Vice President, Information Technology

John Rosenbaum

Employbridge
Chief Information Officer

Mike Santimaw

Mode Transportation
SVP, Chief Digital Officer

Kevin Scott

PGA of America
Head of Technology

Neelu Sethi

Reddy Ice Holdings
SVP, Chief Information Officer

Barry Shurkey

NTT Global Data Centers Americas
Chief Information Officer

Mark Stone

Texas A&M University System
SCIO

Jon Summers

AT&T
CIO, Technology & Operations

Gertrude Van Horn

NCH
CIO

Robert Walden

Epsilon
CIO

Bill Wied

loanDepot
Chief Technology Officer

Walter Wilinsky

Leonardo DRS
VP & CIO

Scott Willett

The University of Texas System
Asst Vice - Chancellor / CTO

Joe Wilson

Workday
CTO, Americas

"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

August 23, 2022 | 1 hour

Dallas CIO Virtual Town Hall

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

September 6, 2022 | an evening

Dallas CIO Inner Circle

Venetian Terrace

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

October 10 - 12, 2022 | 3 days

Global CIO Executive Summit

Eaglewood Resort & Spa

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

Content from your CIO peers

PEER PRACTICES | MAY 16, 2022

How CISOs & CIOs Can Collaborate to Effectively Communicate Risk

At Compass Group, Group CISO & CTO Imran Ali and Group CIO Craig Charlton have been on a journey to collaborate and improve the effectiveness of their communications about risk. Learn their strategies for communicating up and down the organisation to keep security at the forefront for stakeholders.

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BLOG | MAY 9, 2022

The CIO’s Perspective: Digital Business Priorities

Surveyed Evanta CIOs ranked digital business priorities third in importance in 2022 with 51% of respondents listing it as a top priority. It’s clear that this topic will be a critical area for executives for the foreseeable future. Here are some CIO perspectives on the goals and challenges in digital business.

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BLOG | MAY 5, 2022

3 Areas of Focus for C-Suite Leaders in 2022

After a couple of highly unusual years filled with business uncertainty on the back of a global pandemic, what are C-suite leaders focused on this year? Read the 3 areas executives cited in our survey as their most important priorities for 2022.