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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.
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
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.
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IN-PERSON
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.
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IN-PERSON
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.
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Content from your CIO peers
BLOG | JUNE 27, 2022



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.
VIEW POSTBLOG | 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.