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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.

  1. Seizing momentum – influencing and leading the enterprise
  2. Thriving through uncertainty - empowering people and delivering value
  3. Advancing and scaling strategic, outcome-based technologies

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
Chief Information Officer

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
Chief Information Officer

John Varkey

Waste Management
VP, Enterprise Digital Services

Sudhakar Virupakshi

Par Pacific
VP IT & CIO

Allen Wuescher

Toshiba International
VP & CIO

Members

Bhupesh Arora

Magellan Midstream Partners
VP & CIO

Mike Bell

Houston Police Department
Chief Technology Officer - CTO

John Biegel

DJO
Chief Information Officer

Dulce Borjas

ENGIE NA
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

Tom Burns

Texon LP
VP, IT

David Cain

CVR Energy
VP & CIO

Jesse Carrillo

Hines Interests Limited Partnership
SVP & CIO

Joe Carroll

CITGO Petroleum
General Manager, IT & Security

Ricardo Castro

Nexeo Plastics
VP & CIO

Peggy Colsman

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
CIO

Paul Condit

Mercuria North America
CIO Americas

Cindy Cornelius

WellMed Medical Management, Inc.
CIO

Myra Davis

Texas Children's Hospital
SVP & CIO

Howard Davis

Transocean
EVP, CAO/CIO

James Druzbik

Group 1 Automotive
VP, IS

Al Garcia

City of Houston, TX
CTO

Kenneth Gasior

Talen Energy
VP & CIO

Scott Gilhousen

Houston Independent School District
Chief Technology Information Officer

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 International
CIO

Bradley Hoover

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

Sarosh Hussain

Perry Homes
SVP & Head of IT

Tim Jackson

Diamond Offshore Drilling
Chief Information Officer

Klara Jelinkova

Rice University
VP, Int'l Ops & IT

Lee Johnson

Tidewater
VP & CIO

J.D. Johnson

American National Insurance Company
EVP, Corporate Business Process Officer & CIO

John Jorgensen

American Bureau of Shipping
Chief Scientist, ABS CyberSafety

Manish Kapoor

NuStar Energy
CIO & SVP Information Systems

Ryan Kelley

Motiva
CIO

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

J.B. Poindexter
VP, IT CIO

Nicholas Larcombe

Hess
Chief Information Officer

Sebastien Lehnherr

Schlumberger
Chief Information Officer

Lee Leiber

Baylor College of Medicine
CIO

Jason Lu

Stallion Oilfield Services
Chief Information Officer

Cormac Lynch

National Oilwell Varco
CIO & SVP, Supply Chain

Lisa McClain

MRC Global
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

Tim Osburn

Patterson-UTI Energy
SVP & CIO

Phillip Pappan

Superior Energy
CIO

Stephen Perry

Genesis Energy
Former CIO

Ken Piddington

U.S. Silica
CIO

Sameer Purao

Austin Industries
CIO & VP

Julie Purcell

SavaSeniorCare
SVP & CIO

Suresh Rajamani

Newpark Resources
CIO

Brad Rector

Phillips 66
Chief Information Officer

Todd Renaud

Conn's
CIO

Don Reny

Gulf States Toyota
VP Information Technology

Michael Rhymes

Gates Corporation
Global CIO

Jeff Schmitz

Houston Texans
VP & CIO

Eric Silva

Oceaneering International
SVP, Operations Support

Erik Tennison

AIG
Associate Information Officer

John Thomson

KBR
Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Louis Ventura

Quanex Building Products
VP & CIO

Randy Volkin

Occidental Petroleum
VP Business Systems

Benjamin Williams

Chesapeake Energy
VP & Chief Information Officer

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 Events

Virtual Programs

March 17, 2021

Houston CIO Virtual Boardroom

Accelerating Your Organization’s Digital Talent Transformation

An intimate and interactive conversation framed around a hot topic or priority.

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April 21, 2021

Houston CIO Virtual Town Hall

Houston CIO Virtual Town Hall

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

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June 24, 2021

Houston CIO Virtual Executive Summit

Walk away from this peer-led, half-day virtual program with new connections and actionable insights.

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October 7, 2021

Global CIO Virtual Executive Summit

A virtual gathering for CIOs with global responsibilities to discuss challenges unique to international operations.

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PAST PROGRAMS
Houston CIO Virtual Town Hall - 03/03/2021 Houston CIO Virtual Executive Summit - 12/08/2020 Houston CIO Virtual Town Hall - 10/22/2020 Houston CIO Virtual Town Hall - 09/16/2020

Content from your CIO peers

BLOG | MARCH 2, 2021
BLOG | MARCH 2, 2021

What We’ve Learned About Building Communities Virtually

After 900 virtual events with more than 32,000 executives, we learned that C-level leaders were eager to connect with peers and share their experiences. Here’s what else we learned about providing the best opportunities to collaborate virtually.

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BLOG | FEBRUARY 25, 2021
BLOG | FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Who’s Answering the Next Big Question? CISO Meredith Harper

On the podcast, we interview C-level executives and thought leaders about a timely business question. Read highlights of our conversation with VP and CISO Meredith Harper of Eli Lilly talking about diversity and the workplace of the future.

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BLOG | FEBRUARY 23, 2021
BLOG | FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Three Ways to Collaborate Among the C-Suite

Based on early 2021 Leadership Perspective Survey data and hundreds of conversations, it’s become clear that cross-collaboration among C-suite executives is more critical than ever. Learn three ways to make department strategies more effective by working across the C-suite to build them.

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