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Milwaukee CIO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CIOs in the Milwaukee 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.
- Seizing momentum – influencing and leading the enterprise
- Thriving through uncertainty - empowering people and delivering value
- Advancing and scaling strategic, outcome-based technologies
Milwaukee CIO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Milwaukee CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.
Co-Chairs

Richard Flahaven
Harley-Davidson
Chief Information Security Officer & Data Privacy Officer

Eric Hanson
HUSCO
Global VP, Information Services

Mandy Huth
Kohler Co.
VP, Cybersecurity

Michael Kahler
Old Republic Surety
CIO & VP of Information Services

John Paape
Roehl Transport
Vice President of Technology/CIO

Rick Sackett
ProAmpac
Director, Information Security

Vicki Tandeski
Ariens
CIO
Members
Lou Ann Bannow
American Food Groups
VP, IT
Jeremy Bauer
Molson Coors Brewing
Sr. Director Information Security (CISO)
Holly Baumgart
Sargento
VP, IT
Robert Beck
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Associate Vice Chancellor & CIO
Daniel Bourquin
Generac Power Systems
VP, Global IT
Colin Boyd
Komatsu Mining
VP & CIO
Gary Branger
Hydrite Chemical
Head of Information Technology
Tim Brown
Johnson Financial Group, Inc.
CIO
Antony D'Cruz
HSA Bank
CIO & SVP IT & PMO
Shaleen Devgun
Schneider National
EVP & CIO
Tim Dickson
Generac Power Systems
CIO
Mark Duening
U.S. Venture
CIO
Ken Garfinkel
Broan-NuTone
CIO
Ron Gilson
Johnsonville Sausage
VP & CIO
Sam Hilgendorf
Fox World Travel
CIO
David Hotchkiss
Medical College of Wisconsin
VP & CIO
Brad Jobe
TriMedx
Vice President, Application & Software Engineering
Anupam Khare
OshKosh
CIO
Mark Kools
Appvion
Executive Director, Information Technology
John Kreul
Amcor
CIO & VP of Supply Chain
Steve Langer
Modine
Vice President, Information Technology
Michael Lehman
Batteries Plus
CIO
Brent Maher
Johnson Financial Group, Inc.
SVP - CTO
Kathryn McClellan
Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
SVP & CIO
John McCormick
Green Bay Packaging
Director IT
Molly Mulroy
WEC Energy Group
VP & CIO
Tom Nackers
Perlick
VP Information Technology
Nancy Olson
City of Milwaukee
CIO
Brian Olsson
Briggs & Stratton Corporation
CIO
Laurie Panella
Marquette University
CIO
Diane Schwartz
Fast Retailing
Global Director of Information Security and Compliance
Chad Steighner
Clarios
CIO
Barb Streubel
Krueger International
CIO
Tony Vaden
ABC Supply Co., Inc.
VP & CIO
Upcoming Events
Virtual Programs
March 17, 2021
Milwaukee CIO Virtual Town Hall
CIO & CISO Vision for Strategy & Leadership
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
Learn More
June 24, 2021
Milwaukee CIO Virtual Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led, half-day virtual program with new connections and actionable insights.
Learn More
Content from your CIO peers
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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
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.
VIEW POSTBLOG | 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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