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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.
- Strategies for a risk-aligned, resilient organization
- Developing and investing in the security workforce of tomorrow
- Creating business value and supporting agile business operations
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
CISO
Dan Henke
Mercy
VP, CISO
Matt Modica
BJC HealthCare
CISO
Shrikant Ramachandran
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
Vice President and CIO
Lina Young
Peabody Energy
SVP, CIO
Members
Marc Ashworth, CISSP, CISM, CRISC
First Bank
Senior SVP, CISO
Alan Berry
Centene
VP of CyberSecurity
Lou DeSorbo
Centene
SVP & Chief Security Risk Officer
Gary Harbison
Bayer Corporation
Global CISO
Robert Jamieson
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
Chief Information Security Officer
Josh Knopp
Enterprise
VP, Information Security Officer
Tim Marsden
Stifel
CISO
Aman Raheja
Humana
CISO
Chris Reed
McCarthy Holdings, Inc.
Information Security Director
Tom Schunk
Emerson
VP & CISO
Joey Smith
Schnucks
VP & CISO
Joseph Susai
SSM Health
Director, Enterprise Information Risk and Cybersecurity
Upcoming programs
September 21, 2020
2020 Global CISO Executive Summit
Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain
A three-day summit for CISOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.
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October 2020
2020 St. Louis CISO Inner Circle Q3
The Chase Park Plaza Royal Sonesta
An evening with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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December 2020
2020 St. Louis CISO Executive Summit Q4
Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis
Walk away from this peer-led, one-day program with new connections and actionable insights.
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"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
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