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Detroit CISO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CISOs in the Detroit 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
Detroit CISO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Detroit CISO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.
Co-Chairs
Martin Bally
Stellantis
CISO
Brent Cieszynski
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
Earl Duby
Lear Corporation
VP & CISO
Daren Fairfield
Whirlpool Corporation
CISO
Russ Gordon
BorgWarner
Chief Information Security Officer
Richard Hook
Penske
EVP & CIO
Fred Killeen
General Motors
Chief Information Security Officer
Raman Mehta
Johnson Electric
SVP & CIO
Randall Mott
General Motors
Senior VP, Global IT & Chief Information Officer
Brom Stibitz
State of Michigan
Director & State CIO
Sangy Vatsa
FIS Global
EVP, Chief Technology and Digital Officer
Tabice Ward
DTE
Director & Chief Information Security Officer
Erik Wille
American Axle Manufacturing
CISO
Members
Amjed Al-Zoubi
Amerisure Insurance
Chief Information Officer
Bob Bacigal
Amerisure Insurance
AVP, Information Security
Michael Baker
Kelly Services
Vice President - Information Security
Mark Baughman
Delta Dental of Michigan
Chief Information Officer
John Beeskow
AlixPartners
CISO
Pete Belcher
Auria
Head of Information Security
Scott Bennett
Lear Corporation
CIO
Kevin Berch
Ford
Director, Staffs IT
Steve Berkholz
Hirotec America
GM, Information Systems
Jeff Bontsas
Ascension
VP & CISO
Mark Bradbury
Tenneco
VP & CIO, Powertrain Division
Travis Bray
Magna Powertrain Inc.
Director, Global Information Security
Jason Bressler
United Wholesale Mortgage
EVP, Chief Technology Officer
Darrell Brown
Masco Corporation
Director, Information Technology Security
Chris Bruman
Dow
Global Director, Enterprise Systems Services
Shawn Campbell
Ciena Healthcare
CISO
John Carr
Rock Ventures
Director, Information Security
Jennifer Charters
Flagstar Bank
EVP, Chief Information Officer
Brian Clippard
ProQuest
CISO
Daria Colvett
Stellantis
Chief Technology Officer and Head of Business Analytics
Arif Dar
SpartanNash
SVP & CIO
Jim Darrow
Detroit Tigers
Director, IT
Arun DeSouza
Nexteer
Chief Information Security & Privacy Officer
Daryl Dellinger
Continental Automotive
Regional CIO NAFTA
Sally Dovitz
Yanfeng
Global Cybersecurity Leader
Tamara Faber-Doty
Consumers Energy
Chief Digital Officer & VP, Technology
Matthew Fahnestock
Dana
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Thomas Farrington
Perrigo
EVP & CIO
T.J. Fields
Oakland County
CISO
Kerry Flynn
Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
CIO
John Fowler
Henry Ford Health System
Deputy Information Security Officer
Rich Fusinski
H.W. Kaufman
CIO
Kevin Gates
Ally
Deputy CISO
George Goble
McLaren
CISO
Ash Goel
Bronson
SVP/CIO
Zahira Gonzalvo
Flagstar Bank
Senior VP, Chief Information Security & Privacy Officer
Mauricio Guerra
Dow
CISO & Director, Global Information Security
Mark Guthrie
AM General
IS&S Director & CIO
Phil Haar
Guardian
IT Director - Strategy, Governance, Development, & Analytics
Derek Harper
Faurecia
CIO North America
Candace Hayden
Hutchinson
SVP, IT
Pamela Hensley
AAA Life Insurance
Director, Information Security
Jim Higgins
Bedrock Manufacturing
CIO
John Hill
Carhartt
CIO & SVP, Business Planning
Ronald Hinsley
Fortis
VP, IT & CIO
Jeffery Ingalsbe
Flexible Plan Investments
Chief Information Officer & Chief Information Security Officer
William Isaacs
Detroit Medical Center
CIO
Rajat Jain
TriMas
Director, IT
Craig James-Heer
Gordon Food Service
CISO
Preston Jennings
Trinity Health
VP Information Security & CISO
Diane Jones
University of Michigan
Executive Director, Office of the VP/CIO - IT Administration
Steve Jonuzi
Magna Electronics Inc.
Global Head of IT Security
Geeta Kapoor
Tenneco
Director of Cybersecurity (CISO)
Mike Kennedy
Gordon Food Service
EVP, CIO
David Kepczynski
GE Power
Chief Information Officer, GE Research
Anita Klopfenstein
Little Caesars
CIO
Kelly Knepley
DexKo Global
CIO
Bridget Kravchenko
Meritor
Chief Information Security Officer
Dorian Sang-Sup Lee
Hanon Systems
Head | Global IT Security
Jeff Liedel
General Motors
Exec. Director, Global IT Ops.
Matt Logar
Gentherm
Executive Director, IT
Tom Luttrell
Shiloh Industries
SVP Information Technology & Digital Transformation
Laura Marble
Blue Cross Blue Shield
VP & CIO - Health Plan Business
Annette Marcath
HAP
VP & CIO
Bill McCreary
The University of Toledo
Vice President CIO/CTO
Kevin McLaughlin
Stryker
Vice President, Global Security, Risk & Compliance
Garrett McManaway
Wayne State University
Senior Director & CISO
Patrick Milligan
Ford
CISO
Bruce Mitchell
Comerica Bank
Chief Information Officer
George Molchan
Freudenberg
SVP & CIO
Steffen Mueller-Urbaniak
Ford
Director, Office of CIO
Michael Muha
WorkForce Software
CISO & CPO
Homyar Naterwala
GE Capital
Head of Cyber Security
Beth Niblock
City of Detroit
CIO
Ryan Olivier
Meritor
CIO
Paul Orlando
Flagstar Bank
EVP & CIO of Mortgage Lending
Alex Padilla
Domino's Pizza US
CISO
Arjay Patrick
MESSA
Director - ITSS
Michael Prieur
Meridian Health Plan
CISO, Information Security & Governance
Rachelle Putnam
General Dynamics Land Systems
Director, Information Technology
Dan Rainey
Detroit Water & Sewerage Department
CIO
Bill Rex
Kellogg's
North America, Chief Information Officer
Mike Rogers
Nexteer
CIO
Drake Sadler
DexKo Global
Director, Global IT Security
Scott Sadlocha
United Wholesale Mortgage
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
Regina Salazar
Whirlpool Corporation
Vice President & CIO, North America
Robert Sexton
Continental Structural Plastics
Director Technology & Integration
Jeff Small
Great Lakes Water Authority
CIO
Peter Stang
General Dynamics Land Systems
CISO
Ali Syed
Amway
VP Information Security & Risk (CISO)
Ryan Talbott
BorgWarner
CIO
Darlene Taylor
Novares
CIO
Karla Thomas
Lear Corporation
Vulnerability Manager
Art Thompson
City of Detroit
CIO
Joe Von Gott
Continental Tire
CISO, North America
Cynthia Weaver
Walbridge
VP, Information Technology
Carl Wiegand
Amway
Vice President, Information Security & Risk
Craig Wilder
Bronson
IT Director & Information Security Officer
Andrew Woodard
Delta Dental of Michigan
CISO
"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 Programs
In-person Programs
November 3, 2021
Detroit CISO Executive Summit
Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center
Walk away from this peer-led, one-day program with new connections and actionable insights.
Learn More
Virtual Programs
October 12 - 13, 2021
Global CISO Virtual Executive Summit
A virtual gathering for CISOs with global responsibilities to discuss challenges unique to international operations.
Learn More
Content from your CISO peers
BLOG | SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
BLOG | SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Who’s Answering the Next Big Question? Cybersecurity Chief Kurt John of Siemens USA
On The Next Big Question podcast, we ask C-level executives to reflect on a big, timely business question. Here are highlights from our conversation with Kurt John, Chief Cybersecurity Officer of Siemens USA, who discusses how IT and security leaders can navigate an exploding vendor landscape and keep their organizations secure.
VIEW POSTPODCAST | SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
PODCAST | SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 20
Chief Cybersecurity Officer Kurt John of Siemens USA joins the podcast to discuss how to manage the noise in your organization’s crowded technology ecosystem. Kurt explains how digitalization, speed to market, and a plethora of products are contributing to that noise and how to manage risk in this environment.
LISTEN NOWBLOG | AUGUST 23, 2021
BLOG | AUGUST 23, 2021
6 Things We Learned in a Survey of Security Leaders
We recently reached out to our CISO communities to gauge their views about returning to a semblance of normalcy. Here are six things we learned from almost 250 security leaders from top organizations around the world.
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CIO and CISO Thought Leaders
