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Indianapolis CISO Community

Gain powerful new perspectives

Join fellow CISOs in the Indianapolis 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.

  1. Supporting business agility with risk-based programs
  2. Evaluating, communicating and responding to evolving threats
  3. Building a culture of security to enable smart, secure decision-making

Indianapolis CISO Governing Body

A regional Governing Body leads the Indianapolis CISO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.

Co-Chairs

Brett Flora

Elwood Staffing
Chief Technology Officer

Meredith Harper

Synchrony Financial
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer

Leon Ravenna

KAR Global
CISO

Nirav Shah

Republic Airways
Vice President, Information Technology

Dustin Wilcox

Anthem
CISO

Judd Williams

AAA National
VP for Technology and Digital Services and CTO

Members

Glenn Berryman

Community Health Network
CISO

Jay Bhat

Franciscan Health
Administrative Director of Information Security (Information Security Officer)

Ted Cotterill

State of Indiana
Chief Privacy Officer

Cory Deeter

CVS
Director of Cloud Operations

David Finta

Indiana Public Retirement System.
Information Security Officer

Clyde Hague

NCAA
Information Security Officer (CISO)

Hemant Jain

State of Indiana
CISO

Darrell Keeling

Cook Children's Health Care System
VP Information Security & CISO

Steve Lodin

SLM Corp
Sr. Director, Cyber Security Operations

Mitchell Parker

Indiana University Health
CISO

Kevin Rickard

Metromile
CISO

Eric Schmidt

Eskenazi Health
Information Security Officer

Kevin Sullivan

Zimmer Biomet
Information Security Officer

Brad Swearingen

Rolls-Royce North America
Director of Cybersecurity - Defense Products

Vickie Wathen

MasterBrand Cabinets
Senior Director, Information Technology Compliance & Cyber Security

James Yang

OneAmerica
CISO

Terri Zimmerman

Cummins
Director, Global Cybersecurity Governance, Risk, & Compliance

"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

VIRTUAL

September 21, 2022 | 1 hour

Indianapolis 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 12 - 14, 2022 | 3 days

Global CISO Executive Summit

Eaglewood Resort & Spa

A summit for CISOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.

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IN-PERSON

November 30, 2022 | 1 day

Indianapolis CISO Executive Summit

The Westin Indianapolis

Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.

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PAST PROGRAMS
Indianapolis CISO Virtual Boardroom - 04/21/2022 Indianapolis CISO Virtual Town Hall - 03/24/2022 2021 Indianapolis CISO Executive Summit - 11/16/2021 Indianapolis CISO Virtual Executive Summit - 06/24/2021 2021 Indianapolis CISO Virtual Town Hall - March - 03/18/2021 2020 Indianapolis CISO Virtual Executive Summit - 12/15/2020 2020 Indianapolis CISO Virtual Town Hall - October - 10/27/2020 2020 Indianapolis CISO Virtual Boardroom - October - 10/13/2020
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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.

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SURVEY 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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