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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.
- Strategies for a risk-aligned, resilient organization
- Developing and investing in the security workforce of tomorrow
- Creating business value and supporting agile business operations
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
Mike Kalac
Western Union
Interim Chief Information Officer
Stephen Katsirubas
Hunter Douglas
Chief Information Officer
Sam Masiello
Gates
CISO
Chris McLaughlin
Johns Manville
Information Security Officer
Jeff Miller
Honeywell Aerospace
Chief Security Officer
Steve Oberg
DaVita
CISO
Craig Richardville
SCL Health
CIO
Purnima Wagle
DCP Midstream
CIO
Members
Chris Ard
Newmont Goldcorp
Chief Information Security Officer
James Ball
Western Area Power Administration
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
Hitachi Vantara
Global Director Cyber Security Operations
Jim Goddard
CommonSpirit
VP & CISO
Rex Griffin
Ultra Petroleum
Senior IT Director
Howard Haile
SCL Health System
VP & CISO
Paul Kay
EchoStar
CISO
Sue Lapierre
Prologis
VP, Information Security Officer
Brett Myers
Ardent Mills
CISO
Ram Ramadoss
CommonSpirit
Senior Vice President, Privacy, Information Security
Bill Randall
Marathon
Director, IT Infrastructure
Josh Rein
Ultra Petroleum
Information Security Officer
Rich Schliep
Colorado Secretary of State
CISO & Network Manager
Gautam Sethi
Douglas County School District
CTO
Jeff Swanson
Xilinx
Sr. Director, IT & CTO
Larisa Thomas
Lakewood Colorado
CISO
Russ Trainor
Denver Broncos
VP, IT
Lee Vorthman
Oracle Data Cloud
VP, Chief Security Officer
Alex Wood
Anschutz Exploration Corporation
VP, CISO
Upcoming programs
September 21, 2020
2020 Global CISO Executive Summit
Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain
A three-day summit for CISOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.
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November 2020
2020 Denver CISO Executive Summit Q4
Four Seasons Hotel Denver
Walk away from this peer-led, one-day program with new connections and actionable insights.
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May 2021
2021 Denver CISO Executive Summit Q2
Walk away from this peer-led, one-day program with new connections and actionable insights.
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"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
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