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San Francisco CIO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CIOs in the San Francisco 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
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
Monica Khurana
Dodge & Cox
Chief Technology Officer
Geeta Pyne
Intuit
Chief Enterprise Architect
Avi Sokol
KLA
VP & CIO
Members
Madhuri Adettiwar
GE Healthcare
Global Head, SaaS Transformation
Srilekha Akula
Change Healthcare
VP of R&D
Bill Allison
University of California - Berkeley
CTO
Ahsan Baig
AC Transit
CIO
Prith Banerjee
Ansys
Chief Technology Officer
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 District Attorney Office
CIO
Giridhar Chodavarapu
Omnicell
VP & CIO
Ken Cushman
Pinterest
Chief Information Officer
Lisa Davis
Blue Shield of California
SVP & CIO
Christopher Desautel
Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies
Chief Digital Officer
Douglas East
Department of Energy - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
CIO
Abbas Faiq
Imperva
Chief Information Officer
Amy Farrow
Lyft
Chief Information Officer
Bob Genchi
Scale Venture Partners
Vice President IT
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
Arthur Hu
Lenovo
SVP & CIO
Bill Hudson
John Muir Health
VP & Associate CIO
Malcolm Jack
Granite Construction
Chief Information Officer
Datta Junnarkar
The Boeing Co
CIO - Maritime
Kishore Kondragunta
Woven Planet Holdings
VP, Head of IT
Dan Krantz
Keysight Technologies
VP & CIO
Jonas Kriks
ATEL Capital Group
CIO
Rashmi Kumar
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
SVP & CIO
Matt Lamb
Rosendin Electric
Chief Information Officer
Ratnakar Lavu
Nike
Global Chief Digital Information Officer
Praveen Madhavankutty
The Save Mart Companies
CIO
Sharon Mandell
Juniper Networks
Chief Information Officer
Liza Massey
Marin County, CA
Chief Information Officer
Adhir Mattu
Marvell Technology
CIO
Bill Miller
NetApp
Senior VP & Chief Information Officer
Erik Molitor
Bio-Rad Laboratories
VP, CIO
Faisal Mushtaq
Sleep Number
Chief Technology Officer
Gaja Nagarajan
eHealth
Head of IT
Amith Nair
Vituity
CIO
Sridhar Nallani
Backcountry
EVP & CIO
Archana Rao
Atlassian
Chief Information Officer
Deepika Rayala
Yext
SVP, CIO
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
Varian, A Siemens Healthineers Company
SVP/CIO, Head of Varian IT and Business transformation office
Trevor Schulze
Alteryx
CIO
Amit Sharan
LiveRamp
Chief Information Officer and Head of Business Transformation
Sriram Sitaraman
Synopsys
Chief Information Officer
Shawn Smith
Stanford University
CTO, Residential & Dining Enterprises (RDE)
Allan Smith
Peet's Coffee & Tea
CIO
Jacob Sorensen
Bank of the West
CIO
Thomas Squeo
Intrado Inc.
Chief Technology Officer
Sree Sreedhararaj
Sephora
Chief Technology Officer
Sanjay Srivastava
Genpact
Chief Digital Officer
Eric Tan
Coupa
SVP, Technology
Srini Tanikella
SMART Modular
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
Chief Information Officer
Evan Wayne
Cost Plus World Market
CIO
Dave Weinmeister
Foster Farms
CIO
Patrick Wilson
Contra Costa Health Services
CIO/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
VIRTUAL
May 24, 2022 | 1 hour
San Francisco CIO Virtual Boardroom
Building an Innovative, Sustainable Digital Foundation
An intimate and interactive conversation framed around a hot topic or priority.
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IN-PERSON
June 21, 2022 | 1 day
San Francisco CIO Executive Summit
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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IN-PERSON
August 2, 2022 | an evening
San Francisco CIO Inner Circle
Oracle Park
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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IN-PERSON
October 10 - 12, 2022 | 3 days
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Global CIO Executive Summit
Eaglewood Resort & Spa
A summit for CIOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.
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IN-PERSON
December 6, 2022 | 1 day
San Francisco CIO Executive Summit
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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PAST PROGRAMS
San Francisco CIO Inner Circle - 03/30/2022
San Francisco CIO Virtual Town Hall - 03/02/2022
San Francisco CIO Virtual Boardroom - 01/27/2022
San Francisco CIO Virtual Boardroom - 01/25/2022
San Francisco CIO Executive Summit - 12/08/2021
San Francisco CIO Inner Circle - 11/03/2021
San Francisco CIO Virtual Boardroom - 10/19/2021
San Francisco CIO Virtual Boardroom - 09/29/2021
San Francisco CIO Virtual Town Hall - 09/16/2021
San Francisco CIO Virtual Town Hall - 06/24/2021
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Content from your CIO peers
PEER PRACTICES | MAY 16, 2022
PEER PRACTICES | MAY 16, 2022
How CISOs & CIOs Can Collaborate to Effectively Communicate Risk
At Compass Group, Group CISO & CTO Imran Ali and Group CIO Craig Charlton have been on a journey to collaborate and improve the effectiveness of their communications about risk. Learn their strategies for communicating up and down the organisation to keep security at the forefront for stakeholders.
READ ARTICLEBLOG | MAY 9, 2022
BLOG | MAY 9, 2022
The CIO’s Perspective: Digital Business Priorities
Surveyed Evanta CIOs ranked digital business priorities third in importance in 2022 with 51% of respondents listing it as a top priority. It’s clear that this topic will be a critical area for executives for the foreseeable future. Here are some CIO perspectives on the goals and challenges in digital business.
VIEW POSTBLOG | MAY 5, 2022
BLOG | MAY 5, 2022
3 Areas of Focus for C-Suite Leaders in 2022
After a couple of highly unusual years filled with business uncertainty on the back of a global pandemic, what are C-suite leaders focused on this year? Read the 3 areas executives cited in our survey as their most important priorities for 2022.
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