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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.
- 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
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, CISSP, CISM, CRISC
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
VIRTUAL
March 2, 2022 | 1 hour
St. Louis CISO Virtual Town Hall
Structuring for Success — Crafting Your Future IT Culture
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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IN-PERSON
June 14, 2022 | 1 day
St. Louis CISO Executive Summit
Four Seasons St. Louis
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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IN-PERSON
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.
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PAST PROGRAMS
2021 St. Louis CISO Virtual Executive Summit - 05/20/2021
St. Louis CISO Virtual Boardroom - 03/31/2021
2021 St. Louis CISO Virtual Town Hall - March - 03/02/2021
St. Louis CISO Virtual Boardroom - 02/23/2021
2020 St. Louis CISO Virtual Executive Summit - 12/16/2020
2020 St. Louis CISO Virtual Town Hall - October - 10/13/2020
St. Louis CISO Virtual Boardroom - 10/06/2020
2020 St. Louis CISO Virtual Boardroom - September - 09/17/2020
2020 St. Louis CISO Virtual Town Hall - September - 09/01/2020
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Content from your CISO peers
BLOG | JANUARY 19, 2022
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.
VIEW POSTSESSION INSIGHTS | JANUARY 13, 2022
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.
READ ARTICLEBLOG | JANUARY 12, 2022
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.
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