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Denver CISO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CISOs in the Denver 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 CISOs today.
- Accelerating security to match the pace of digital business initiatives
- Managing the risk created from a landscape of new core technologies
- Achieving sustainability for the CISO role without compromising outcomes
Denver CISO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Denver CISO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.
Co-Chairs
Alan Cullop
DaVita
CIO
Chuck Fredrick
National CineMedia
CIO
Randall Frietzsche
Denver Health
CISO
Stephen Katsirubas
Hunter Douglas
Chief Information Officer
Chris McLaughlin
Johns Manville
Chief Information Security Officer
Jeff Miller
Honeywell
Chief Information Officer- Honeywell Quantum Solutions
Steve Oberg
DaVita
CISO
Craig Richardville
SCL Health System
CIO
Purnima Wagle
DCP Midstream
CIO
Alex Wood
The Anschutz Corporation
VP, CISO
Members
Chris Ard
Newmont Goldcorp
Chief Information Security Officer
James Ball
Department of Energy - Western Area Power Administration
CISO
Mark Campbell
Global Medical Response
CISO
Dan Ceynar
BOK Financial Corporation
VP-Western Region Technical Services Manager
Stephen Coury
City and County of Denver
Information Security Compliance
Jeff Fithian
DMC Global
VP, Strategic Initiatives and CIO
Dan Garlick
NTT Security
Executive Security Strategist vCISO
Fred Geerken
Leprino Foods
Senior Director\CISO – Enterprise IT Infrastructure
Jim Goddard
CommonSpirit
SVP/CISO
Howard Haile
SCL Health System
VP & CISO
Paul Kay
EchoStar
CISO
Sue Lapierre
ProLogis
VP, Information Security Officer
Steven Lovaas
Colorado State University
CISO
Lucia Milica
Proofpoint
Global Resident CISO
Brett Myers
Ardent Mills
Director, Information Security (functional CISO)
Ram Ramadoss
CommonSpirit
Senior Vice President, Privacy, Information Security
Bill Randall
LogistiCare Solutions
Director IT Governance, Risk and Compliance
Josh Rein
Ultra Petroleum
Information Security Officer
Rich Schliep
Colorado Secretary of State
CISO & Network Manager
Jeff Swanson
Xilinx
Sr. Director, IT & CTO
Larisa Thomas
Lakewood Colorado
CISO
Russ Trainor
Denver Broncos
VP, IT
Lee Vorthman
Oracle
VP, Chief Security Officer (Oracle Data Cloud)
"The CISO Executive Summit is the only event where I am able to sit with a person I don't know and be assured they are largely facing a similar set of opportunities and challenges within their own organization.”
Derek Benz, CISO
The Coca-Cola Company
"The peer interactions I get with the Evanta events are the best I’ve had in my career. These events help to establish a strong peer network that is regularly refreshed.”
Ken Athanasiou, Global CISO
VF Corp
"The format of the CISO Executive Summit absolutely lives up to its billing of being ‘by CISOs, for CISOs.’ The ability to collaborate with peers to discuss today’s issues is worth every minute.”
Jon Moore, CISO
Humana
Upcoming Events
In-person Programs
November 16, 2021
2021 Denver CISO Executive Summit
Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel
Walk away from this peer-led, one-day program with new connections and actionable insights.
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Virtual Programs
September 14, 2021
2021 Denver CISO Virtual Town Hall - September
Denver CIO & CISO Virtual Town Hall
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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October 12 - 13, 2021
Global CISO Virtual Executive Summit
A virtual gathering for CISOs with global responsibilities to discuss challenges unique to international operations.
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Content from your CISO peers
PEER PRACTICES | JUNE 9, 2021
PEER PRACTICES | JUNE 9, 2021
Communication Strategies to Improve Business Relationships
CISO David Ortiz of Church & Dwight has learned to ‘speak the language of the business’ to communicate about risk and cybersecurity. Here, he shares some best practices and strategies to deliver clear messages to stakeholders about information security.
READ ARTICLEPODCAST | JUNE 8, 2021
PODCAST | JUNE 8, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 16
Global CIO of Petcare at Mars Miao Song joins the podcast to discuss the evolution of the CIO role. She shares her thoughts on the ideal state of the role and 3 areas CIOs should focus on today. Listen to her perspective on how CIOs can drive digital transformation and innovation.
LISTEN NOWSURVEY REPORT | JUNE 3, 2021
SURVEY REPORT | JUNE 3, 2021
How CISOs Can Effectively Partner Across the Business in 2021
Based on our 2021 survey of more than 800 CISOs, cross-collaboration among C-suite executives is critical for success. In our annual Leadership Perspective Survey, CISOs indicated their top objectives for the year. Learn more about trends and explore opportunities for security leaders.
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