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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.
- Accelerating security to match the pace of digital business initiatives
- Managing the risk created from a landscape of new core technologies
- Achieving sustainability for the CISO role without compromising outcomes
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
Members
Marc Ashworth, CISSP, CISM, CRISC
First Bank
SVP, CISO
Alan Berry
Centene Corporation
VP of CyberSecurity
Craig Byrkit
Reinsurance Group of America
VP, Global Information Security and Privacy Officer
Roftiel Constantine
Barry-Wehmiller
CISO
Gary Harbison
Bayer Corporation
Global CISO
Robert Jamieson
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
Former Chief Information Security Officer
Josh Knopp
Enterprise
VP, Information Security Officer
Tim Marsden
Stifel
CISO
Aman Raheja
Humana
SVP CISO & Head of IT Operations
Chris Reed
McCarthy Building
Information Security Director
Tom Schunk
Emerson Electric
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
Joey Smith
Schnucks
VP & CISO
Joseph Susai
Washington University in St. Louis
CISO
Andrew Wilder
Nestle
Regional Security Services Manager
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 Events
Virtual Programs
February 23, 2021
St. Louis CISO Virtual Boardroom
Enforcing A Culture of Security
An intimate and interactive conversation framed around a hot topic or priority.
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March 2, 2021
St. Louis CISO Virtual Town Hall
CIO & CISO Vision for Strategy & Leadership
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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March 10, 2021
Global CISO Virtual Town Hall
The Need for Speed – Increasing Efficiency in the Global SOC
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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May 20, 2021
St. Louis CISO Virtual Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led, half-day virtual program with new connections and actionable insights.
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June 22, 2021
Global CISO Virtual Town Hall
Global CISO Virtual Town Hall
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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Content from your CISO peers
PODCAST | JANUARY 26, 2021
PODCAST | JANUARY 26, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 11
Global CISO Marc Varner of YUM! Brands joins the podcast to talk about how security can facilitate innovation in a company. Listen as Marc explains why it's important to run to the enterprise security risks, instead of being defensive, on The Next Big Question.
LISTEN NOWBLOG | JANUARY 25, 2021
BLOG | JANUARY 25, 2021
3 Event Takeaways from the Inauguration
The Inauguration has us thinking about 2021 and what’s in store for live events during our ongoing global pandemic and economic challenges. Here are 3 takeaways from an events’ point of view based on the in-person Presidential Inauguration.
VIEW POSTTOWN HALL INSIGHTS | JANUARY 14, 2021
TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | JANUARY 14, 2021
UK CISO Virtual Town Hall Insights
In their recent town hall, CISOs in the UK discussed how to respond to an extortion attack. Read the takeaways from their discussion on how to respond in a timely way, stay adaptable, and protect the business.
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