Houston 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

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

Jennifer Hohman

Seadrill
Chief Information Officer & Vice President

Alina Parast

ChampionX
SVP & CIO

Michael Thompson

Gulfport Energy Corporation
Vice President & Chief Information Officer

John Varkey

Waste Management
VP, Enterprise Digital Services

Sudhakar Virupakshi

Buckeye Partners
Chief Information Officer

Members

Bhupesh Arora

Magellan Midstream Partners
VP & CIO

Sean Barnes

Nine Energy
VP, Corporate Operations

Mike Bell

Houston Police Department
Chief Technology Officer - CTO

Puneet Bhasin

Unum
EVP, Global CIO & Chief Digital Officer

Jason Bourg

APTIM
VP of IT, CIO

Ann-Michele Bowlin

Norton Rose Fulbright
CIO

Steven Brady

Siemens Energy
Head of IT, Industrial Applications

Brad Breau

Tokio Marine HCC
SVP, CIO

Tom Burns

Texon LP
VP, IT

David Cain

CVR Energy
VP & CIO

Jesse Carrillo

Howard Hughes Corporation
Chief Innovation Officer

Joe Carroll

CITGO Petroleum
CIO

Ricardo Castro

Nexeo Plastics
VP & CIO

Graham Crisp

TechnipFMC
SVP & CIO

Vagesh Dave

McDermott International
Global VP/ CIO

Howard Davis

Transocean
EVP, CAO/CIO

James Druzbik

Group 1 Automotive
VP, IS

Al Garcia

City of Houston, TX
CTO

Scott Gilhousen

Houston Independent School District
Chief Technology Information Officer

Christopher Gregory

DXP Enterprises
SVP, CIO

Chris Hanz

Houston Astros
CIO

Dave Harger

Hi-Crush Proppants
Vice President - IT

David Harmon

Oil States International
CIO

Bradley Hoover

Texas A&M University System
Chief Information Officer of the RELLIS Campus

Tim Jackson

Diamond Offshore Drilling
Chief Information Officer

Manish Kapoor

NuStar Energy
CIO & SVP Information Systems

Murshid Khan

TDECU-Your Credit Union
VP & CIO

Kendall Knight

Loomis
Chief Information officer

Dolly Kripalani

National Oilwell Varco
Vice President, IT

Paul Krueger

J.B. Poindexter
VP, IT CIO

Nicholas Larcombe

Hess
Chief Information Officer

Sebastien Lehnherr

Schlumberger
CIO

Lee Leiber

Baylor College of Medicine
CIO

Jason Lu

CSAT Solutions
Chief Technology Officer

Jeremy Manning

Gulf Capital Bank
Chief Information Officer

Pragati Mathur

ConocoPhillips
Chief Digital & Information Officer

Lisa McClain

ALS
CIO

Robert McLemore

Rush Enterprises
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 Corporation
VP, IT

Phillip Pappan

Superior Energy
CIO

Dharmesh Patel

CMA CGM America LLC
CIO

Ken Piddington

U.S. Silica
CIO

Siva Pothi

Teleperformance
Chief Information Officer

Julie Purcell

SavaSeniorCare
SVP & CIO

Suresh Rajamani

Newpark Resources
CIO

Brad Rector

TEAM
Chief Digital & Information Officer

Don Reny

Gulf States Toyota
VP Information Technology

Eric Silva

Oceaneering International
SVP, Operations Support

Ray Smelley

Chevron
GM - Foundation Platform

Paula Smetana Stuart

Crescent Energy
CIO

Srini Sundarrajan

Ryerson
CIO

Erik Tennison

AIG
Associate Information Officer

Rennu Varghese

The Friedkin Group Inc
VP & CIO

Louis Ventura

Quanex Building Products
VP & CIO

Randy Volkin

Perry Homes
CIO

Rob Zelinka

Jack Henry & Associates
Chief Information Officer

"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 10, 2022 | 1 hour

Houston CIO Virtual Town Hall

Inspiring Data Curiosity and Confidence

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

September 15, 2022 | an evening

Houston CIO Inner Circle

The Grove

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.

November 29, 2022 | 1 day

Houston CIO Executive Summit

C. Baldwin Curio Collection by Hilton

Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.

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.