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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.
- Accelerating High Growth and Digitally-Driven Outcomes
- Thriving through Volatility - Empowering People, Resiliency and Insights
- Orchestrating Change - Influencing Culture and Creating Value
San Francisco CIO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the San Francisco CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.
Co-Chairs
Opinder Bawa
University of San Francisco
VP & CIO
Kevin Cornish
Covered California
Chief Information Officer
Amy Farrow
Lyft
Chief Information Officer
Monica Khurana
Dodge & Cox
Chief Technology Officer
Geeta Pyne
Intuit
Chief Enterprise Architect
Avi Sokol
KLA
CIO
Evan Wayne
World Market
CIO
Members
Srilekha Akula
Change Healthcare
VP of R&D
Brian Alikhani
International Union Of Operating Engineers
Chief Information Officer
Bill Allison
University of California - Berkeley
CTO
Ahsan Baig
AC Transit
CIO
Kim Barrier
Amy's Kitchen
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Sashi Binani
Dropbox
Head of IT
Andrew Bray
Renesas Electronics
Vice President, Global Information Technology
Herman Brown
City and County of San Francisco, CA
CIO
Ken Cushman
Pinterest
Chief Information Officer
Hira Dangol
Bank of America
Vice President, Technology Services - AI/ML and Automation
Lisa Davis
Blue Shield of California
SVP & CIO
Christopher Desautel
Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies
Chief Digital Officer
Abbas Faiq
Imperva
Chief Information Officer
Linda Gerull
City and County of San Francisco, CA
CIO
Jay Ghosh Dastidar
VSP Global
Sr. Global Director of Technology
Jon Gjestvang
Napa County, CA
CIO
Mike Heuer
Legence
Chief Information Officer
Jason Hsieh
Cisco Systems
All Region CIO
Arthur Hu
Lenovo
SVP & Global CIO
Rohit Jain
iRhythm Technologies
VP, Technology, Applications and Analytics
Datta Junnarkar
The Boeing Co
CIO - Maritime
Kishore Kondragunta
Woven
VP, Head of IT
Dan Krantz
Keysight Technologies
Chief Information Officer
Rashmi Kumar
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
SVP & CIO
Sudhir Kumar
The Wine Group
Chief Technology Officer
Ratnakar Lavu
Nike
Global Chief Digital Information Officer
Praveen Madhavankutty
The Save Mart Companies
CIO
Sharon Mandell
Juniper Networks
Senior VP & Chief Information Officer
Liza Massey
Marin County, CA
Chief Information Officer
Erik Molitor
Bio-Rad Laboratories
VP, CIO
Amith Nair
Vituity
CIO
Sridhar Nallani
Backcountry
EVP & CIO
Balaji Padmanaban
ZoomInfo
VP, Enterprise Technology
Audrey Parks
Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System
Chief Information Officer
Anne Marie Richard
University of California - Berkeley
Associate CIO and Director of Student Affairs IT
Michael Robinson
Shutterfly
Chief Information Officer
Paul Robles
Stanford University
CIO, R&D Enterprises
Nick Roethel
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
CIO (Section Director, Technology Services)
Ashish Sarkar
Owens & Minor Inc
CIO
Trevor Schulze
Alteryx
CIO
Pranav Shahi
Atlassian
VP, Head of IT
Joti Sidhu
Blackhawk Network
Head of Corporate Technology
Ishpreet Singh
Qualys
CIO
Sriram Sitaraman
Synopsys
Chief Information Officer
Shawn Smith
Stanford University
CTO, Residential & Dining Enterprises (RDE)
Allan Smith
Peet's Coffee & Tea
CIO
Thomas Squeo
Intrado Inc.
Chief Technology Officer
Sree Sreedhararaj
Sephora
Chief Technology Officer
Saket Srivastava
Asana
CIO
Sanjay Srivastava
Genpact
Chief Digital Officer
Srini Tanikella
SGH Corp
Vice President Information Technology
Mallik Tatipamula
Ericsson
CTO, Group Function Technologies & Architechtures
Dominic Titcombe
Delta Dental
CIO at Delta Dental of California
Uy Ut
Accel
CIO
Kiran Vankamamidi
Driscoll's
Group Vice President and CIO
Anisha Vaswani
Toast
Chief Information Officer
Dilip Venkatachari
U.S. Bank
Global CIO & CTO
Milind Wagle
Equinix
EVP & CIO
Evan Wayne
World Market
CIO
Dave Weinmeister
Foster Farms
CIO
Patrick Wilson
Contra Costa Health Services
CIO/CISO
Peter Young
Granite Construction
Chief Enterprise Architect
"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
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Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Upcoming Programs
VIRTUAL
January 31, 2023 | 1 hour
San Francisco CIO Town Hall
Forging a Path Forward — Scaling the Business for a Digital Future
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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IN-PERSON
May 10, 2023 | 1 day
San Francisco CIO Executive Summit
Parc 55
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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IN-PERSON
August, 2023 | an evening
San Francisco 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 | 1 day
San Francisco CIO Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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PAST PROGRAMS
San Francisco CIO Executive Summit - 12/06/2022
San Francisco CIO Town Hall - 09/20/2022
San Francisco CIO Inner Circle - 08/02/2022
San Francisco CIO Executive Summit - 06/21/2022
San Francisco CIO Peer Roundtable - 05/24/2022
San Francisco CIO Inner Circle - 03/30/2022
San Francisco CIO Town Hall - 03/02/2022
San Francisco CIO Peer Roundtable - 01/27/2022
San Francisco CIO Peer Roundtable - 01/25/2022
San Francisco CIO Executive Summit - 12/08/2021
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Content from your CIO peers
BLOG | JANUARY 11, 2023
BLOG | JANUARY 11, 2023
2022 Highlights for EMEA CIO Communities
This year, Evanta’s European CIO communities gathered nearly fifty times across Europe, sharing their stories, exchanging ideas and making new connections. Here are the highlights from Evanta’s EMEA CIO community programs in 2022.
VIEW POSTBLOG | JANUARY 10, 2023
BLOG | JANUARY 10, 2023
CIO Community: Highlights and Hot Topics in 2022
In 2022, CIOs across the US provided their time and input to create meaningful gatherings and curated content. Here are the highlights and hot topics from Evanta’s CIO community programs in 2022.
VIEW POSTBLOG | JANUARY 3, 2023
BLOG | JANUARY 3, 2023
What C-Level Executives Were Reading in 2022
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 2022. These are some of the most-viewed articles (and most listened to podcasts!) on Evanta.com in the past year.
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