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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.
- 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
Shri Ramachandran
Boston Scientific
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
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
Southern Illinois Healthcare
Vice President & 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
Mike Neale
American State Bank and Trust
CIO
David Nogales
Millipore Sigma
CIO, Life Science
JK Pareek
Allison Transmission
CIO & CDO
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
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.
Learn More
VIRTUAL
November 10, 2022 | 1 hour
St. Louis CIO Virtual Town Hall
Inspiring Data Curiosity and Confidence
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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PAST PROGRAMS
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
St. Louis CIO Virtual Town Hall - 09/01/2020
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Content from your CIO peers
BLOG | JUNE 27, 2022
BLOG | JUNE 27, 2022
What Community Brings to Executives
We have written before about the value of community and how important it is in a hybrid world. Here, we reflect on what community means from the perspective of executives. This is how they describe the value of getting together with a community of their peers.
VIEW POSTBLOG | JUNE 21, 2022
BLOG | JUNE 21, 2022
What CIOs Are Talking About in 2022
With 44 gatherings for CIOs in the books, the most popular sessions for Evanta CIO Executive Summits focused on value, outcomes and strategic decision-making. Here are highlights from the highest-rated sessions, articles and topics in the first half of 2022.
VIEW POSTSURVEY REPORT | JUNE 16, 2022
SURVEY REPORT | JUNE 16, 2022
Top 3 Goals & Challenges for CIOs in 2022
CIO leadership is becoming more complex, as they reach beyond and within the organization to achieve their goals in the remainder of 2022. Here, we take a closer look at those goals, based on our annual survey of nearly 1,000 CIOs from Evanta’s communities.
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