Philadelphia CIO Community

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

Philadelphia CIO Governing Body

A regional Governing Body leads the Philadelphia CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.

Co-Chairs

Joshua Beeman

University of Pennsylvania
Associate CIO

Tricia Blair

Aon Corporation US
Chief Digital Officer

Dawn Kirchner-King

Armstrong World Industries
CIO

Edward Malinowski

Bayada Home Health Care
CIO & CISO

Vishi Viswanathan

Day & Zimmermann Group
CIO & SVP Business Services

Members

John Abella

Independence Blue Cross
CISO

Solomon Adote

State of Delaware
Chief Security Officer

Dan Alig

University of Pennsylvania
CIO

Jack Allison

Republic Bank
CIO

Bill Arey

Air Products
CISO

Martin Bally

Campbell's
CISO

Arvin Bansal

AmerisourceBergen
Senior Director, Data Protection and Cloud Security

Cathy Beech

Comcast
BISO

Henrique Bonorino

Saint-Gobain
CIO - CertainTeed

Tracey Brand - Sanders

UGI Corporation
CISO

Carl Burgess

Citigroup
GISO (Group Information Security Officer)

Chris Campbell

BitSight
Managing Director, Chief Information Security Officer

Matt Cerny

Integra Life Sciences
Sr Manager, Security Operations

Joshua Cloud

NFI Industries
VP, Information Security

John Critikos

Toll Brothers
SVP, CIO

Noopur Davis

Comcast
EVP, Chief Product & Information Security Officer

Samantha Davis

Arkema Inc.
CIO Americas

Thomas DeChiaro

Drexel University
VP & CIO

Marty Devine

Trinity Health
Dir, Info. Sec. - CISO

Michael DiLoreto

Realogy
Director, Business Information Security Officer

Timothy Duffy

Teleflex
VP & CIO

Mike Durkin

Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Information Protection Officer

James Edmunds

Allan Myers
Vice President, Information Technology

Nick Falcone

University of Pennsylvania
CISO

Stuart Farber

Clemens Food Group
Vice President of Information Technology

Chuck Fliehman

Teleflex
VP - Information Security & Privacy

Kevin Gokey

Church & Dwight
Vice President & Global Chief Information Officer

Michael Golz

SAP America
SVP & CIO Americas

Kim Gray

IQVIA
Global Chief Privacy Officer

Matt Green

PPL
CIO

Navi Grewal

MasterBrand Cabinets
EVP, Digital and Technology

Thomas Handlon

Independence Blue Cross
Information Security Manager

Melanie Harris

School District Of Philadelphia
CIO

Terry Harris

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
SVP & CIO, Information Technology

Keith Hartranft

College Board
Senior Enterprise Security Architect

John Heidelberger

Willis Towers Watson
Global Head of Technology Consulting

Steve Heilenman

Computer Aid
Chief Information Officer

Cathy Heller

AmeriGas Partners
Manager, IT Security & Controls

Stephen Hendrie

The Hershey Company
VP, Chief Information Security Officer

Nancy Hunter

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
VP, Chief Information Security Officer

Philip Ichinaga

Saint Josephs University
Information Security and Compliance Officer

Ed Jablonski

Fulton Financial
EVP, CTO

John Jabour

Keystone Human Services
Vice President and Chief Information Officer

AJ Jawadiwar

Axalta Coating Systems
Vice President and Chief Information & Digital Officer

Steve Kent

Subaru of America
VP & CIO

Tammy Klotz

Covanta Holding Corp
CISO

John Koerwer

UGI Corporation
VP & CIO

Douglas Krause

Talen Energy
IT Cyber-security and Compliance

Chris Kulczytzky

IQVIA
Head of Finance and Procurement Technology

Jeff Linso

PetroChoice Lubrication Solutions
Sr. Vice President Information Technology and Security

Phil Long

Day & Zimmermann Group
Director, Data Privacy & Information Security

Kelly Lyman

PECO Energy
CIO - PECO, VP IT Real Time Strategy, Exelon Utilities

Douglas Mayer

WCG Clinical
CISO

Chris Miller

Keystone Foods
Director, Global IT Infrastructure Services

Vincent Miller

Aramark
CISO

Keith Morales

Federal Reserve Board
Vice President & National Security Advisor

André Murphy

United States Coast Guard
Senior Information Security Officer

Tom Murphy

University of Pennsylvania
VP, IT & University CIO

Nari Narayanan

Incyte Corp
Senior Director - Cybersecurity (CISO)

Randy Nitowski

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Sr. Director of Technology

Nassar Nizami

Jefferson Health
SVP & CIO

Steven Odhiambo

Freedom Mortgage
VP of Internal Audit

Mark Odom

Jefferson Health
Vice President & CISO

Steve Palmucci

Covetrus
Global CIO

Nicholas Pandola

Trinseo
CISO

Ankit Patel

Humana
BISO

Daniel Pekol

Nutanix
Director, Information Security, Governance, Risk & Compliance

Christer Peltomaa

Comcast
SVP of Commercial and Network Services

Mark Purcell

La Salle University
Exec Dir of Info Sec & Compliance

Michael Rinehart

Dechert
CIO

Alonso Rivas

Bimbo Bakeries USA
Global VP - Infrastructure Services

Donna Ross

Radian Group
EVP & Chief Information Security Officer

Brian Rusignuolo

Select Medical
Chief Information Officer & EVP

Dan Sanders

Widener University Inc
Information Security Officer

Andrew Santacroce

Tokio Marine North America, Inc
VP & Deputy CIO

David Sherry

Princeton University
CISO

Seth Shestack

Temple University
Deputy CISO

Vasee Sivasegaran

Citrix Systems, Inc.
CTO, Americas

Baker Smith

Aramark
CIO

Dave Snyder

Independence Blue Cross
Chief Information Security Leader

Monique St. John

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Chief Technology and Security Officer

Helane Stein

Brixmor Property Group
SVP & CIO

Justin Stover

Select Medical
VP, Information Security & CISO

Alden Sutherland

AmerisourceBergen
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer

Behrad Talebzadeh

West Pharmaceutical Services
Sr. Director, Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

Nik Umrani

NSM Insurance Group
Global CIO

Anthony Vitello

Crown Holdings
Global Chief Information Security Officer

John Walsh

Otsuka America
Head of Commercial IT, North America

Aaron Weismann

Main Line Health
CISO

Michael Wondrasch

Avantor
EVP & CIO

Umesh Yerram

CBOE
Global Chief Information Security Officer

Eric Zematis

Lehigh University
CISO

"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

April 12, 2023 | an evening

Philadelphia CIO Inner Circle

Moshulu

A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.

September 13 - 15, 2023 | 3 days

Global CIO Executive Summit

Four Seasons Nashville

A summit for CIOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.

November, 2023 | 1 day

Philadelphia CIO Executive Summit

Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.

Content from your CIO peers

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.

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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.

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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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