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Ohio CIO Community
Join a powerful network of peers
Connect with a local community of like-minded peers who share similar challenges and priorities. Access the collective expertise of CIOs from diverse experiences, backgrounds and industries. Members of the community come together several times a year to connect with each other, exchange ideas and experiences, and validate strategies and solutions.
Join your local community for exclusive access to:
Programs
Participate in year-round gatherings with your local peer group featuring unparalleled opportunities for collaboration, in-depth discussions and networking.
Insights
Exchange peer-validated strategies, solutions and partners, and access exclusive community insights to learn how other CIOs approach similar challenges.
Connections
Make new connections, enhance your career through an exclusive network, and build lasting relationships with peers.
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
BrightSpring Health Services
Chief Digital & Technology Officer
Deval Motka
Genesco
VP and Chief Data Officer
Bob Schuetter
Ashland
Chief Information Security Officer
Members
Debi Brobst
ProMedica
CIO, Acute/Ambulatory
Greg Fancher
Express
SVP and Chief Information Officer
Robert Garriott
Kao USA
Regional Executive Officer, VP ISD Americas/EMEA
Bill Gottsacker
American Modern
CIO
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
Doug Lingrel
Greif
Chief Administrative Officer
Alejandro Mayoral
StandardAero
SVP & CIO
Atul Pawar
Wiley
Group V.P Enterprise Applications and Integrations
Gina Pfaff
Greif
VP, IT
Kishore Ravilla
OhioHealth
CTO
Jude Schramm
Fifth Third Bank
Chief Information Officer
Michael Slattery
Ohio National Financial Services
Senior VP & Chief Information Officer
Grant Smiley
Ameritas
VP, Technology & Operations
Richard Thorp
FirstGroup
CTO
Devon Valencia
CareSource
Chief Information Officer
Kevin Vasconi
Wendy's Company
CIO
"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
IN-PERSON
May, 2023 | 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
August, 2023 | an evening
Ohio CIO Inner Circle
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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IN-PERSON
September 13 - 15, 2023 | 3 days
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Global CIO Executive Summit
Four Seasons Nashville
A summit for CIOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.
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IN-PERSON
November, 2023 | an evening
Ohio CIO Inner Circle
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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PAST PROGRAMS
Ohio CIO Inner Circle - 10/04/2022
Ohio CIO Virtual Town Hall - 08/11/2022
Ohio CIO Executive Summit - 05/25/2022
Ohio CIO Virtual Town Hall - 03/15/2022
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
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Content from your CIO peers
TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | DECEMBER 1, 2022
TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | DECEMBER 1, 2022
Inspiring Data Curiosity & Confidence
Data governance is often at odds with data curiosity, stifling the ability to develop a data-driven culture. How can CIOs and CISOs strike a balance between protecting data and encouraging data curiosity? CIOs and CISOs in the St. Louis community recently discussed their role in sparking data curiosity in secure ways – these are their takeaways.
READ ARTICLEINFOGRAPHIC | NOVEMBER 15, 2022
INFOGRAPHIC | NOVEMBER 15, 2022
C-Suite Community Pulse on the State of the Economy and Its Impact on Your Business
Despite working through economic factors across the board, C-level executives have a positive outlook for their organizations in 2023. We asked C-level executives across Evanta communities about the state of the economy – here is what 600 leaders told us about economic factors and their impact on their outlook.
VIEW RESULTSBLOG | NOVEMBER 14, 2022
BLOG | NOVEMBER 14, 2022
CIOs and the State of the Economy
We asked CIOs in our community pulse survey how the state of the economy is impacting their business – here are 5 key findings from 200 CIOs who participated.
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