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St. Louis CISO Community

Gain powerful new perspectives

Join fellow CISOs in the St. Louis 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

St. Louis CISO Governing Body

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

Co-Chairs

Joe Caro

Post Holdings
CIO

Kevin Hardcastle

Washington University in St. Louis
Associate Chief Information Security Officer

Dan Henke

Mercy
VP, CISO

Matt Modica

BJC HealthCare
CISO

Shri Ramachandran

Boston Scientific
Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Members

Marc Ashworth

First Bank
SVP, CISO

Alan Berry

Centene Corporation
VP & CISO

Craig Byrkit

Reinsurance Group of America
VP, Global Information Security and Privacy Officer

Roftiel Constantine

Barry-Wehmiller
CISO

Chris Cooper

Reinsurance Group of America
VP, Global Chief Security & Privacy Officer

Mike Green

Ameren
CISO

Gary Harbison

Bayer Corporation
Global CISO

Josh Knopp

Enterprise
VP, Information Security Officer

TJ Mann

Children's Mercy Hospital
Chief Information Security Officer

Tim Marsden

Stifel
CISO

Brett Perry

Dot Foods
CISO

Aman Raheja

Humana
SVP CISO & Head of IT Operations

Randy Raw

Veterans United Home Loans
CISO

Chris Reed

McCarthy Building
Information Security Director

Tom Schunk

Emerson Electric
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer

Jessie Showers

Department of Defense - Defense Information Systems Agency
Cybersecurity Chief

Joey Smith

Schnucks Markets
VP & CISO

Joseph Susai

Washington University in St. Louis
CISO

Andrew Wilder

Hillenbrand
Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Larry Woods

Post Holdings
Sr. Director, Enterprise Information Security

"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

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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VIRTUAL

November 10, 2022 | 1 hour

St. Louis CISO Virtual Town Hall

Inspiring Data Curiosity and Confidence

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

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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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