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St. Louis CIO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CIOs in the St. Louis 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.
- Investing in your people and the right technologies
- Innovating with advanced technologies and new delivery models
- Influencing business stakeholders and enterprise outcomes
St. Louis CIO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the St. Louis CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.
Co-Chairs
Joe Caro
Post Holdings
CIO
Kevin Hardcastle
Washington University in St. Louis
CISO
Dan Henke
Mercy
VP, CISO
Matt Modica
BJC HealthCare
CISO
Shrikant Ramachandran
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
Vice President and CIO
Lina Young
Peabody Energy
SVP, CIO
Members
Christy Barker
Olin Corporation
Vice President and CIO
Brett Barton
Sense Corp
Managing Director, Finance and CIO
Jim Cavellier
Cass Information Systems
EVP & CIO
Renea Daesch
Barry-Wehmiller Group, Inc
VP, Global Information Technology
Kevin Dana
WWT
CIO
Jerry Fox
BJC HealthCare
CIO
David Hakanson
Saint Louis University
VP, CIO and Chief Innovation Officer
Steve Kappel
Safety National Casualty Corporation
VP & Chief Technology Officer
Michelle Kaufman
Distribution Management
Vice President of Technology
Karanja Kiburi
Caleres
Vice President, IT - Operations and Architecture
Michael Lehman
Fike
EVP, CIO
Gerry Lewis
Ascension
Senior Vice President & CIO
John Meister
Panera Bread
SVP & CIO
David Meyer
Graybar
CIO, VP IT
Chris Moore
Bayer Corporation
VP IT
Margie Muthukumaru
Webster University
VP & Chief Information Officer
Mark Nadler
TKC Holdings
VP – Corporate IT
Mike Neale
American State Bank and Trust
CIO
Aman Raheja
Humana
CISO
Brandon Ray
Boeing
IT Business Partner Chief of Staff
Teresa Sanzottera
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
Vice President and CIO, Special Generics
Christoph Schmidt
CSI Leasing
SVP & CIO
Subbu Subramanian
American Railcar Industries, Inc.
CIO
Pete Williams
TKC Holdings
Director of Data Services & Business Intelligence
Upcoming programs
September 23, 2020
2020 Global CIO Executive Summit
Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain
A three-day summit for CIOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.
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October 6, 2020
2020 St. Louis CIO Inner Circle Q3
The Chase Park Plaza Royal Sonesta
An evening with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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December 16, 2020
2020 St. Louis CIO Executive Summit
Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis
Walk away from this peer-led, one-day program with new connections and actionable insights.
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"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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