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Houston CIO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CIOs in the Houston 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.
- Investing in your people and the right technologies
- Innovating with advanced technologies and new delivery models
- Influencing business stakeholders and enterprise outcomes
Houston CIO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Houston CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.
Co-Chairs
Twila Day
Huntsman Corporation
CIO
James Green
Chevron
GM of IT Service Delivery
Jennifer Hartsock
Baker Hughes
VP & CIO
Lori Kittle
Landry's Inc
Chief Loyalty Officer
Al Lindseth
Plains All American Pipeline
SVP, Risk Management & IT
Laura Tibodeau
Amsty
CIO
John Varkey
Waste Management
VP, Enterprise Digital Services
Allen Wuescher
Toshiba International
VP & CIO
Members
Jim Bailey
Modec International
Former VP & CIO
John Baker
Core Laboratories
Global Head of IT
Mike Bell
Houston Police Department
Chief Technology Officer - CTO
John Biegel
DJO
Chief Information Officer
Dulce Borjas
ENGIE North America
VP & CIO
Jason Bourg
APTIM
VP of IT, CIO
Ann-Michele Bowlin
Norton Rose Fulbright
CIO
Steve Brady
Dresser-Rand Group
VP of Process Innovation & CIO
Brad Breau
Tokio Marine HCC
SVP, CIO
Danny Buie
Crestwood Equity Partners
CIO
Tom Burns
Texon LP
VP, IT
Jesse Carrillo
Hines
SVP & CIO
Ricardo Castro
Nexeo Plastics
VP & CIO
Yanni Charalambous
Oxy
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Alexis Collins
TETRA
CIO
Peggy Colsman
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co.
CIO
Cindy Cornelius
WellMed Medical Management, Inc.
CIO
Howard Davis
Transocean
EVP, CAO/CIO
Alex De Sousa
Equinor
Head of Business IT
James Druzbik
Group 1 Automotive
VP, IS
Kenneth Gasior
Talen Energy
VP & CIO
Christopher Gregory
DXP Enterprises
SVP, CIO
Rex Griffin
Ultra Petroleum
Senior IT Director
Chris Hanz
Houston Astros
CIO
Dave Harger
Hi-Crush Proppants
Vice President - IT
David Harmon
Oil States
CIO
Bradley Hoover
Texas A&M University
CIO, Director of Information Systems
Tim Jackson
Diamond Offshore
Chief Information Officer
Klara Jelinkova
Rice University
VP & CIO
J.D. Johnson
American National Insurance
EVP, Corporate Business Process Officer & CIO
Lee Johnson
Tidewater
VP & CIO
John Jorgensen
American Bureau of Shipping
Chief Scientist, ABS CyberSafety
Manish Kapoor
NuStar Energy
CIO & SVP Information Systems
Murshid Khan
TDECU-Your Credit Union
VP & CIO
Akash Khurana
McDermott International
Global VP, CIO & Chief Digital Officer
Dolly Kripalani
National Oilwell Varco
Vice President, IT
Jay Krishnamurthy
Wilsonart
Global CIO
Paul Krueger
JB Poindexter
VP, IT CIO
Julio Lago Canosa
Newpark
CIO
Nicholas Larcombe
Hess Corporation
CIO
Sebastien Lehnherr
Schlumberger
Chief Information Officer
Lee Leiber
Baylor College of Medicine
CIO
Richard Loew
Motiva
CIO
Jason Lu
Stallion
Chief Information Officer
Cormac Lynch
National Oilwell Varco
CIO & SVP, Supply Chain
Troy Matherne
Frank's International
Former VP, CIO
Lisa McClain
MRC Global
CIO
Robert McLemore
Rush Enterprises, Inc.
VP & CIO
John Del Mixon
Service Corporation International
VP, IT
John Mizell
S & B Engineers and Constructors
VP, CIO
Annette Moore
NASA Johnson Space Center
CIO
Maria O'Neill
American Bureau of Shipping
CIO
Travis Osborne
Apache
VP, IT
Tim Osburn
Patterson-UTI
SVP & CIO
Phillip Pappan
Superior Energy Services
CIO
Stephen Perry
Genesis Energy
CIO
Ken Piddington
U.S. Silica
CIO
Sameer Purao
Austin Industries, Inc.
CIO & VP
Julie Purcell
SavaSeniorCare
SVP & CIO
Brad Rector
Phillips 66
Chief Information Officer
Todd Renaud
Conn's HomePlus
CIO
Don Reny
Gulf States Toyota
VP Information Technology
Michael Rhymes
Gates
Global CIO
Jeff Schmitz
Houston Texans
VP & CIO
Eric Silva
Oceaneering International
SVP, Operations Support
James Stinson
Quanta Services
VP, IT
Erik Tennison
AIG
Associate Information Officer
John Thomson
KBR
VP & CIO
Louis Ventura
Quanex Building Products
VP & CIO
Sudhakar Virupakshi
Par Pacific Holdings
VP IT & CIO
Chris Weaver
ISS
CIO - North America
Benjamin Williams
Chesapeake Energy
VP & Chief Information Officer
Upcoming programs
September 23, 2020
2020 Global CIO Executive Summit
Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain
A three-day summit for CIOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.
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December 8, 2020
2020 Houston CIO Executive Summit Q4
Hyatt Regency Houston
Walk away from this peer-led, one-day program with new connections and actionable insights.
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June 2021
2021 Houston CIO Executive Summit Q2
Walk away from this peer-led, one-day program with new connections and actionable insights.
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"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
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