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St. Louis 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
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
Associate Chief Information Security Officer
Dan Henke
Mercy
VP, CISO
Matt Modica
BJC HealthCare
CISO
Members
Christy Barker
Olin
Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Brett Barton
Slalom
Senior Director
Jim Cavellier
Cass Information Systems
EVP & CIO
Kevin Dana
World Wide Technology
CIO
Jerry Fox
BJC HealthCare
CIO
Aaron Geiger
Alberici
CTO
David Hakanson
GEHA
CIO
Tom Henry
Schnucks Markets
Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Pete Hogan
Post Holdings
Chief Technology Officer
Steve Kappel
Safety National
VP & CIO
Michelle Kaufman
Distribution Management
Vice President of Technology
Karanja Kiburi
Caleres
Vice President, IT - Operations and Architecture
Gerry Lewis
Ascension
Senior Vice President & CIO
Dan McCarthy
Energizer Holdings
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
John Meister
Panera Bread
SVP & CIO
David Meyer
Graybar Electric Company
CIO, VP IT
Chris Moore
Bayer Corporation
VP IT
Mark Nadler
TKC Holdings
VP – Corporate IT
David Nogales
Millipore Sigma
CIO, Life Science
JK Pareek
Allison Transmission
Chief Information and Digital Officer
Aman Raheja
Humana
SVP CISO & Head of IT Operations
Brandon Ray
The Boeing Co
Business Operations Manager
Sabine Roduit
Nestle USA
SVP and Head of IT North America
Teresa Sanzottera
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
Vice President and CIO
Christoph Schmidt
CSI Leasing
SVP & CIO
Ashish Sinha
Mastercard
Chief Technology Officer, Markets & Transformation
Subbu Subramanian
Anchor Packaging
CIO
Jeffrey Wann
State of Missouri
Chief Information Officer
Pete Williams
TKC Holdings
Director of Data Services & Business Intelligence
Lina Young
Peabody Energy Corporation
SVP, 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
June, 2023 | 1 day
St. Louis CIO Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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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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PAST PROGRAMS
St. Louis CIO Virtual Town Hall - 11/10/2022
St. Louis CIO Executive Summit - 06/14/2022
St. Louis CIO Virtual Town Hall - 03/02/2022
St. Louis CIO Virtual Executive Summit - 05/20/2021
St. Louis CIO Virtual Boardroom - 03/16/2021
St. Louis CIO Virtual Town Hall - 03/02/2021
St. Louis CIO Virtual Boardroom - 02/23/2021
St. Louis CIO Virtual Executive Summit - 12/16/2020
St. Louis CIO Virtual Town Hall - 10/13/2020
St. Louis CIO Virtual Boardroom - 09/17/2020
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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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