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Ohio CIO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CIOs in the Ohio 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.
- Mastering the art of change and adaptability
- Accelerating high growth and a data-first mindset
- Empowering talent, protecting the enterprise
Ohio CIO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Ohio CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.
Co-Chairs
Michael Erickson
Baptist Health
CISO
Kiran Govindaraju
Ohio National Financial Services
2nd VP, IT & Actuarial Science
Lisa Heckler
CareSource
Chief Information Security Officer
Phani Konduru
Humana
Chief Technology Officer, Digital Health & Innovation
Stacy Mill
Nashville Electric Service
VP of IT and CISO
Deval Motka
Rocket Companies
VP Rocket Data
Robert Schuetter
Ashland
Chief Information Security Officer
Members
David Burns
GE Aviation
Chief Information Officer
Greg Fancher
Express
SVP and Chief Information Officer
Robert Garriott
Kao USA
Regional Executive Officer, VP ISD Americas/EMEA
Bill Gottsacker
American Modern
VP, IT
Jason Graf
YUM! Brands
Vice President, IT Shared Services
Ryan Hale
Lithko Contracting, LLC
CIO & Director of Strategic Initiatives
Rick Huff
Paycor
CIO
Tricia Julian
Baptist Health
CIO
Ryan Kean
Total Quality Logistics
CIO
Dave Krabill
Swagelok Company
Director, Enterprise Program Office
Doug Lingrel
Greif
Chief Administrative Officer
Alejandro Mayoral
StandardAero
SVP & CIO
Sally Miller
DHL
Chief Information Officer (North America)
Tim Nall
Brown-Forman
Chief Information Officer
Gina Pfaff
Greif
VP, IT
Jude Schramm
Fifth Third Bank
Chief Information Officer
Michael Slattery
Ohio National Financial Services
Senior VP & Chief Information Officer
Grant Smiley
Ameritas
VP Investment Systems
Richard Thorp
FirstGroup
CTO
Devon Valencia
CareSource
Chief Information Officer
Kevin Vasconi
Wendy's Company
CIO
David White
Battelle
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
March 15, 2022 | 1 hour
Ohio CIO Virtual Town Hall
Structuring for Success — Crafting Your Future IT Culture
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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IN-PERSON
June, 2022 | 1 day
Ohio CIO Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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IN-PERSON
September, 2022 | 3 days
Global CIO Executive Summit
A summit for CIOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.
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PAST PROGRAMS
Ohio CIO Executive Summit - 12/02/2021
Ohio CIO Virtual Town Hall - 08/18/2021
Ohio CIO Virtual Executive Summit - 05/20/2021
Ohio CIO Virtual Town Hall - 02/24/2021
Ohio CIO Virtual Boardroom - 11/09/2020
Ohio CIO Virtual Executive Summit - 10/27/2020
Ohio CIO Virtual Town Hall - 09/24/2020
Ohio CIO Virtual Boardroom - 09/17/2020
Ohio CIO Virtual Town Hall - 08/27/2020
Ohio CIO Inner Circle - 12/10/2019
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Content from your CIO peers
BLOG | JANUARY 25, 2022
BLOG | JANUARY 25, 2022
Three Key Themes for CIOs in 2022
In 2021, CIOs continued to deliver value through technology at the pace and scale their enterprises demanded. Read why value creation in response to disruption is reflected in the three themes we think CIOs will be focused on in 2022.
VIEW POSTBLOG | JANUARY 19, 2022
BLOG | JANUARY 19, 2022
Swinging the Pendulum — Women Technology Leaders in 2021
The content team at Evanta, who ensures all topics and agendas are driven ‘by C-level executives and for C-level executives,’ set a goal – to intentionally and deliberately showcase women technology leaders at Evanta in-person summits. Read on to see what they were able to accomplish in 2021.
VIEW POSTBLOG | JANUARY 12, 2022
BLOG | JANUARY 12, 2022
What C-Level Executives Were Reading in 2021
As you’re returning from holidays and getting back into work, we wanted to share some articles and survey findings you might have missed in 2021. These are some of the most-viewed articles (and most listened to podcasts!) on Evanta.com in the past year.
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