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Denver CIO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CIOs in the Denver community to solve critical leadership challenges through the collective experiences and expertise of the network.
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
Denver CIO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Denver CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.
Co-Chairs

Chris Ard
Newmont Corporation
Chief Information Security Officer

Ken Athanasiou
VF Corp
Chief Information Security Officer

Alan Cullop
DaVita
CIO

Veena Dandapani
Western Union
Global Head Product Strategy & Management

Stephen Katsirubas
Hunter Douglas
Chief Information Officer

Trent Krause
Graebel
CIO

Sam Masiello
The Anschutz Corporation
Chief Information Security Officer

Chris McLaughlin
Johns Manville
Chief Information Security Officer

Jeff Miller
Quantinuum
Chief Information Officer

Steve Oberg
DaVita
CISO

Ram Ramadoss
CommonSpirit Health
System Senior Vice President - Privacy, Information Security

Craig Richardville
Intermountain Healthcare
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Alex Wood
Uplight
CISO
Members
Mike Bush
Colorado Rockies
Senior Director, Information Systems
Mark Carlson
VMware
Field CTO
Steve Dills
Brown and Caldwell
SVP & CIO
David Edinger
City and County of Denver, CO
Chief Information Officer
John Edwards
RLH
CIO
Jennifer Gunias
GenesisCare
SVP and Global Head of Clinical Systems
Markus Lonnquist
Coffee & Bagel Brands
CIO
Ash Mahajan
Adams 12 Five Star Schools
Chief Information & Technology Officer
Dolores Mears
Hensel Phelps Construction
CIO
Chris Meyerpeter
Ardent Mills
CIO
Benjamin Partout
Federal White Cement
CIO
Diego Silva
Gates Corporation
Chief Information Officer
Denis Zerr
Radiology Partners
SVP, CIO
David Zodikoff
United States Olympic Committee
Chief Information Officer
Upcoming Programs
IN-PERSON
June 28, 2022 | 1 day
Denver CIO Executive Summit
Denver Hyatt Regency at Colorado Convention Center
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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VIRTUAL
August 4, 2022 | 1 hour
Denver CIO Virtual Town Hall
Inspiring Data Curiosity and Confidence
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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IN-PERSON
October, 2022 | an evening
Denver CIO Inner Circle
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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Content from your CIO peers
BLOG | JUNE 21, 2022



BLOG | JUNE 21, 2022
What CIOs Are Talking About in 2022
With 44 gatherings for CIOs in the books, the most popular sessions for Evanta CIO Executive Summits focused on value, outcomes and strategic decision-making. Here are highlights from the highest-rated sessions, articles and topics in the first half of 2022.
VIEW POSTSURVEY REPORT | JUNE 16, 2022



SURVEY REPORT | JUNE 16, 2022
Top 3 Goals & Challenges for CIOs in 2022
CIO leadership is becoming more complex, as they reach beyond and within the organization to achieve their goals in the remainder of 2022. Here, we take a closer look at those goals, based on our annual survey of nearly 1,000 CIOs from Evanta’s communities.
PEER PRACTICES | MAY 26, 2022



PEER PRACTICES | MAY 26, 2022
Improving Reliability and Changing IT Culture at Nationwide
Jason Patterson, AVP of Site Reliability Engineering, along with the CIO and heads of Cloud and Technical Operations, are tackling technology downtime and exhausted production support at Nationwide. Learn how they established a Reliability Engineering program to reduce customer downtime, improve monitoring confidence, and inspire a shift toward proactive reliability efforts.
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