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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.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today.
- Supporting business agility with risk-based programs
- Evaluating, communicating and responding to evolving threats
- Building a culture of security to enable smart, secure decision-making
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

Chris Ard
Newmont Corporation
Chief Information Security Officer

Ken Athanasiou
VF Corp
Chief Information Security Officer

Alan Cullop
DaVita
CIO

Veena Dandapani
Western Union
Global Head Product Strategy & Management

Stephen Katsirubas
Hunter Douglas
Chief Information Officer

Trent Krause
Graebel
CIO

Sam Masiello
The Anschutz Corporation
Chief Information Security Officer

Chris McLaughlin
Johns Manville
Chief Information Security Officer

Jeff Miller
Quantinuum
Chief Information Officer

Steve Oberg
DaVita
CISO

Ram Ramadoss
CommonSpirit Health
System Senior Vice President - Privacy, Information Security

Craig Richardville
Intermountain Healthcare
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Alex Wood
Uplight
CISO
Members
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, CO
Information Security Compliance
Jeff Fithian
DMC Global
VP, Strategic Initiatives and CIO
Randall Frietzsche
Denver Health
CISO
Dan Garlick
Gates Corporation
VP of Cyber Security & Chief Information Security Officer
Howard Haile
SCL Health System
VP/CISO
Paul Kay
EchoStar
CISO
Sue Lapierre
Prologis
Vice President, IT Governance, Information Security Officer
Steven Lovaas
Colorado State University
CISO
Lucia Milica
Proofpoint
Global Resident CISO
Bill Randall
ModivCare
Director IT Governance, Risk and Compliance
Josh Rein
PureWest Energy
Information Security Officer
Rich Schliep
Colorado Secretary of State
CISO & Network Manager
Larisa Thomas
Nox Health
VP of Security
Russ Trainor
Denver Broncos
VP, IT
Lee Vorthman
Oracle
VP, Chief Security Officer (Oracle Data Cloud)
Upcoming Programs
IN-PERSON
June 28, 2022 | 1 day
Denver CISO Executive Summit
Denver Hyatt Regency at Colorado Convention Center
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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VIRTUAL
September 13, 2022 | 1 hour
Denver CISO Virtual Town Hall
Inspiring Data Curiosity and Confidence
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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IN-PERSON
October, 2022 | an evening
Denver CISO Inner Circle
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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Content from your CISO 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 POSTSURVEY REPORT | JUNE 21, 2022



SURVEY REPORT | JUNE 21, 2022
Top 3 Goals & Challenges for CISOs in 2022
With the increase in cybersecurity threats and more awareness of security breaches, CISOs are in the spotlight more than ever when it comes to protecting their organizations. Here, we take a closer look at their security goals, based on responses from more than 1,000 CISOs in Evanta communities.
PEER PRACTICES | MAY 16, 2022



PEER PRACTICES | MAY 16, 2022
How CISOs & CIOs Can Collaborate to Effectively Communicate Risk
At Compass Group, Group CISO & CTO Imran Ali and Group CIO Craig Charlton have been on a journey to collaborate and improve the effectiveness of their communications about risk. Learn their strategies for communicating up and down the organisation to keep security at the forefront for stakeholders.
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