Detroit 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

Detroit CIO Governing Body

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

Co-Chairs

Brent Cieszynski

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer

Earl Duby

Lear Corporation
VP & CISO

Russ Gordon

BorgWarner
Chief Information Security Officer

Richard Hook

Penske
EVP & CIO

Fred Killeen

General Motors
VP of Global Information Technology & CIO

Raman Mehta

Johnson Electric
SVP & CIO

Jeff Small

Great Lakes Water Authority
CIO

Sangy Vatsa

FIS Global
EVP, Chief Technology and Digital Officer

Erik Wille

American Axle Manufacturing
CISO

Members

Amjed Al-Zoubi

Amerisure Insurance
Chief Information Officer

Bob Bacigal

Amerisure Insurance
AVP, Information Security

Michael Baker

Kelly Services
Vice President - Information Security

Janette Barretto

Yazaki North America
Global Security, Risk, & Enterprise Architecture Manager

Mark Baughman

Delta Dental of Michigan
Chief Information Officer

Pete Belcher

Auria
Head of Information Security

Scott Bennett

Lear Corporation
CIO

Kevin Berch

Ford
Director, Global Market, Sell, and Service IT

Steve Berkholz

Hirotec America
GM, Information Systems

Jeff Bontsas

Ascension
VP & CISO

Mark Bradbury

Tenneco
VP & CIO

Travis Bray

Magna Powertrain USA
Director, Global Information Security

Jason Bressler

United Wholesale Mortgage
EVP, Chief Technology Officer

Darrell Brown

Masco Corporation
Director, Information Technology Security

Chris Bruman

Dow
Chief Data Officer

Shawn Campbell

Ciena Healthcare
CISO

John Carr

Rock Ventures
Director, Information Security

Jennifer Charters

Flagstar Bank
EVP, Chief Information Officer

Laura Clark

State of Michigan DTMB
Chief Security Officer

Brian Clippard

ProQuest
CISO

Daria Colvett

Stellantis North America
CIO

Arif Dar

SpartanNash
SVP & CIO

Jim Darrow

Detroit Tigers
Director, IT

Arun DeSouza

Nexteer
Chief Information Security & Privacy Officer

Daryl Dellinger

Continental Automotive
North American CIO

Sally Dovitz

Yanfeng
Global Cybersecurity Leader

Stephen Dunkle

Geisinger Health System
Chief Information Security Officer

Tamara Faber-Doty

CMS Energy
Chief Digital Officer & VP, Technology

Matthew Fahnestock

Dana
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Thomas Farrington

Perrigo
EVP & CIO

T.J. Fields

Oakland County
CISO

Kerry Flynn

Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
CIO

John Fowler

Henry Ford Health System
Deputy Information Security Officer

Rich Fusinski

H.W. Kaufman
CIO

George Goble

McLaren
CISO

Ash Goel

Bronson
SVP/CIO

Mark Guthrie

AM General
IS&S Director & CIO

Derek Harper

Faurecia North America
CIO North America

Candace Hayden

Hutchinson
SVP, IT

Pamela Hensley

AAA Life Insurance
Director, Information Security

Jim Higgins

Bedrock Manufacturing
CIO

John Hill

MSC Industrial
Chief Digital Information Officer

Ronald Hinsley

Fortis
VP, IT & CIO

Vinny Hoxha

General Motors
CISO

Jeffrey Ingalsbe

Flexible Plan Investments
Chief Information Officer & Chief Information Security Officer

William Isaacs

Detroit Medical Center
Information Systems Client Delivery Lead & Market CIO

Rajat Jain

TriMas
Director, IT

Craig James-Heer

Gordon Food Service
CISO

Preston Jennings

Trinity Health
VP Information Security & CISO

Diane Jones

University of Michigan
Executive Director, Office of the VP/CIO - IT Administration

Steve Jonuzi

Magna International
Global Head of IT Security

Geeta Kapoor

Beaumont Health
VP Chief Information Security Officer

Mike Kennedy

Gordon Food Service
EVP, CIO

David Kepczynski

General Electric
Chief Information Officer, GE Research

Anita Klopfenstein

Little Caesars
CIO

Kelly Knepley

DexKo Global
CIO

Bridget Kravchenko

Meritor
Chief Information Security Officer

Dorian Sang-Sup Lee

Hanon Systems
Head | Global IT Security

Jeff Liedel

General Motors
CIO, Corporate Development and Functions

Matt Logar

Gentherm
CIO

Thomas Luttrell

Shiloh Industries
SVP Information Technology Services & Supply Chain

Laura Marble

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
VP & CIO - Health Plan Business

Annette Marcath

HAP
VP & CIO

Bill McCreary

The University of Toledo
Vice President CIO/CTO

James McFarlane

HoMedics
Vice President of Information Technology

Kevin McLaughlin

Stryker
Vice President, Global Security, Risk & Compliance

Garrett McManaway

Wayne State University
Senior Director & CISO

Patrick Milligan

Ford
CISO

Bruce Mitchell

Comerica Bank
Chief Information Officer

Tilak Mohan

Michigan Economic Development Corporation
CIO

George Molchan

Freudenberg
SVP & CIO

Steffen Mueller-Urbaniak

Ford
Director, Office of CIO

Michael Muha

WorkForce Software
CISO & CPO

Homyar Naterwala

GE Capital
Head of Cyber Security

Earl Newsome

Cummins
Chief Information Officer

Ryan Olivier

Meritor
VP & CIO

Paul Orlando

Flagstar Bank
EVP & CIO of Mortgage Lending

Alex Padilla

Lululemon
SVP Chief Information Security Officer

Arjay Patrick

MESSA
Director - ITSS

Afia Phillips

Little Caesars
Vice President of Information Security

Michael Prieur

Meridian Health Plan
CISO, Information Security & Governance

Rachelle Putnam

General Dynamics Land Systems
Director, Information Technology

Dan Rainey

Detroit Water & Sewerage Department
CIO

Bill Rex

Kellogg's
North America, Chief Information Officer

Mike Rogers

Nexteer
CIO

Drake Sadler

DexKo Global
Director, Global IT Security

Scott Sadlocha

United Wholesale Mortgage
VP, Chief Information Security Officer

Robert Sexton

Continental Structural Plastics
Executive Director Technology & Integration

Peter Stang

General Dynamics Land Systems
CISO

Ali Syed

Amway
VP Information Security & Risk (CISO)

Ryan Talbott

BorgWarner
VP & CIO

Darlene Taylor

Epitec, Inc.
Head of Technology

Karla Thomas

Lear Corporation
Vulnerability Manager

Art Thompson

City of Detroit
CIO

Joe Von Gott

Continental Automotive
CISO, North America

Cynthia Weaver

Walbridge
VP, Information Technology

Craig Wilder

Bronson
IT Director & Information Security Officer

Andrew Woodard

Delta Dental of Michigan
CISO

"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

September 15, 2022 | 1 hour

Detroit CIO Virtual Town Hall

Inspiring Data Curiosity and Confidence

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

October 4, 2022 | an evening

Detroit CIO Inner Circle

Colony Club (Gem Theatre)

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

BLOG | JUNE 27, 2022

What Community Brings to Executives

We have written before about the value of community and how important it is in a hybrid world. Here, we reflect on what community means from the perspective of executives. This is how they describe the value of getting together with a community of their peers.

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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.