Minneapolis CISO Community

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

Minneapolis CISO Governing Body

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

Co-Chairs

Amy Eklund

BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota
CISO

Betty Elliott

Freddie Mac
Senior VP & Chief Information Security Officer

Jill Kuykendall

Securian Financial
Chief Information Security Officer

Michael Rogers

UnitedHealth Group
BISO United Healthcare / Sr. Director Cyber Defense

Rohit Tandon

State of Minnesota
Chief Information Security Officer

Tony Taylor

Land O'Lakes
CISO

Members

Rich Agostino

Target
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer

Bill Alfveby

Deluxe
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer

David Anderson

Minnesota Teachers Retirement Association
CISO

Robert Booker

UnitedHealth Group
Chief Information Security Officer

Jim Brady

Fairview Health Services
Vice President Information Security and Infrastructure and CISO

Eric Brown

Ramsey County
CISO

Paul Calatayud

Palo Alto Networks
Chief Security Officer (Americas)

Aaron Verdell Call

WPS Health Solutions
CISO

Peter Christy

Patterson Companies
Director Information Security

Chuck Cinco

First Premier Bank
CISO

Jill Cochrane

MetLife
VP, Global Security Technology

Richard Coleman

Andersen Corporation
Senior Security Analyst

Andrew Coyne

Mayo Clinic
Chief Information Security Officer

Derek Dahlen

US Bank
SVP, Director of Information Security – Identity and Access Management

Sarah Engstrom

CHS
CISO and Vice President of IT Security, Productivity and Privacy

Linda Goettler

City of Saint Paul
CISO

Darel Gustafson

HealthPartners
Director, Information Security and Deputy CISO

Rob Hanson

National Marrow Donor Program
CISO, CTO, DPO & VP

Judy Hatchett

Surescripts
VP & CISO

Paul Hershberger

Cargill
Cyber Command Center Leader

Jeff Holschuh

Sun Country Airlines
CISO

Jeff Johnson

Digi-Key
Director, IT Security

Pat Joyce

Medtronic
VP, Global IT & CSO

Mike Kearn

US Bank
Director, Threat Informed Defense

Michael Kellen

The Toro Co
CISO

Randy Kirsch

Presbyterian Homes
VP of IT

Noah Korba

General Mills
Director, Cybersecurity

Tris Lingen

3M
Chief Information Security Officer

Jim Long

C.H. Robinson
Director Cybersecurity, Continuity, IT Audit

Becky MacDonald

Essentia Health
Chief Information Security Officer

Michael Marker

Old Republic Surety
Manager, IT Security and Risk Management

Aimee Martin

Vista Outdoor
Director, Information Security, Compliance and PMO.

Greg Matthias

Agiliti
VP, CISO

Jonathan May

Mortenson
Senior Security Lead

Tina Meeker

Sleep Number
Sr. Director of Information Security

Harshal Mehta

Carlson Wagonlit Travel
VP, CISO

Jason Meszaros

Minnesota Twins
Information Security Officer

Adam Mishler

Best Buy
VP, Global Chief Information Security Officer

Carlos Moran

Toppan Merrill
VP, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Scott More

Ameriprise Financial
VP, CISO

Michael Musto

3M
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer

Jayson Nelson

Radisson Hotels Americas
CISO and Vice President IT Shared Services

Jim O'Conner

Cargill
CISO

Kathy Orner

3M
Senior Manager, IT Risk Management

Tom Parker

Amazon
Global Head of Network Security

Jack Powell

Allianz Life US
CISO & AVP, IT Security & Risk Management

Bernie Rominski

Regis
Director, Information Security

Mark Ruchie

Entrust
VP, CISO

William Scandrett

Allina Health
VP, Chief Information Security Officer

Derek Schnobrich

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Information Security Manager

Janet Schoephoerster

Interpublic Group (IPG)
Executive Dir, Global Engineering and Security

Ryan Spinti

APi Group
Cybersecurity Director

Jim Stephani

Federated Insurance
VP - Director of Business Technology

Danielle Taylor

Schwans Co
Director, IT Security

Chris Tyberg

Abbott
Vice President, Information Security

Param Vig

Entegris
VP, Chief Information Security Officer

Craig Weatherhead

Fastenal
SVP, IT Infrastructure & Security

Jeff Weeks

First National Bank Of Omaha
SVP and CISO

Justin Wiech

UCare
Information Security Officer

Adam Williams

Sentry Insurance
AVP, CSO/ 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

VIRTUAL

February 24, 2022 | 1 hour

Minneapolis CISO Virtual Town Hall

Surviving the “Golden Age” of Ransomware

An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.

April, 2022 | an evening

Minneapolis CISO Inner Circle

A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.

September, 2022 | 3 days

Global CISO Executive Summit

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

Content from your CISO peers

BLOG | JANUARY 19, 2022

Swinging the Pendulum — Women Technology Leaders in 2021

The content team at Evanta, who ensures all topics and agendas are driven ‘by C-level executives and for C-level executives,’ set a goal – to intentionally and deliberately showcase women technology leaders at Evanta in-person summits. Read on to see what they were able to accomplish in 2021.

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SESSION INSIGHTS | JANUARY 13, 2022

Striking the Right Balance Between Data Agility and Privacy

Security leaders need to maintain consistent and centralized control of data, but they also must ensure that data authorization is agile, adaptive, and leveraged in a timely manner. Explore insights from CISOs on striking a balance between data protection and security and its access for business insights and intelligence.

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BLOG | JANUARY 12, 2022

What C-Level Executives Were Reading in 2021

As you’re returning from holidays and getting back into work, we wanted to share some articles and survey findings you might have missed in 2021. These are some of the most-viewed articles (and most listened to podcasts!) on Evanta.com in the past year.