Past Speakers

The CIO Initiative®
Past Speakers

The executives who have led the conversation

Speakers from CIO Initiative summits across the country: the keynotes, the panels, and the fireside chats.

Titles and companies reflect each speaker's role at the time of their most recent summit appearance. Follow the LinkedIn link for current positions.
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Allan Abrams
Allan Abrams
CI&SO, Kipu Health
Craig Adams
Craig Adams
CIO, Fortium Partners
Dwayne Allen
Dwayne Allen
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Unisys Corporation
Jessica Allen
Jessica Allen
COO, Defense Cybersecurity Group
Heidi Anderson
Heidi Anderson
CIO, Prestige Financial Services
Richard Anderson
Richard Anderson
Supervisory Special Agent, FBI
Michael Anselmo
Michael Anselmo
CIO & EVP, Operations, FIMC
Rameshwar Balanagu
Rameshwar Balanagu
Chief Enterprise Architect, United Natural Foods
Kirk Ball
Kirk Ball
E.V.P. & Chief Information Officer, Worldpay
Jim Ballowe
Jim Ballowe
CIO, Esquire Solutions
Chris Bayham
Chris Bayham
Chief Operating Officer, XSOLIS
Andy Bennett
Andy Bennett
CTO, CISO, Apollo Information Systems
Jim Black
Jim Black
Vice President and CIO, Messer Construction
Mark S. Blanke
Mark S. Blanke
Chairman & Founder, The Executive Initiative
John Bowden
John Bowden
Global CIO & Vice President of Information Technology, Lifetime Products
Bryce Bowman
Bryce Bowman
IT Executive Director, Elanco
Jon Brown
Jon Brown
Chief Information Officer, TripleKey
Toby Buckalew
Toby Buckalew
CIO, Fortune Beast
Rachel Cameron
Rachel Cameron
CIO, CSO, CrossCountry Mortgage Inc.
David Cannon
David Cannon
Director: Americas, PeopleCert
James Carman
James Carman
CTO, Callibrity
Steven Carter
Steven Carter
Principal, eirô consulting
Brian Cherry
Brian Cherry
Director Information Security, Diebold Nixdorf
Jim Chilton
Jim Chilton
CIO, Cengage Group
Carl Chinoy
Carl Chinoy
CEO
Bobby Christian
Bobby Christian
COO, deepwatch
Bob Chyka
Bob Chyka
vCISO, Sedara LLC
Jessica Cloud
Jessica Cloud
VP, Digital Transformation
Fred Coia
Fred Coia
Chief Strategy Officer, Shaw Systems Associates
Nick Colisto
Nick Colisto
SVP, CIO, Xylem Inc.
Jeff Collins
Jeff Collins
Supervisory Special Agent, FBI
Nick Corcoran
Nick Corcoran
Vice President of Cyber Operations, Sedara
Kristin Darby
Kristin Darby
Chief Information Officer, State of Tennessee
Jody Davids
Jody Davids
SVP, Global CIO, PepsiCo
Kirk Diepenbrock
Kirk Diepenbrock
CIO, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
John Doherty
John Doherty
CIO, Columbia Forest Products
Kyle Duke
Kyle Duke
COO, Patient Focus
Paul Edmisten
Paul Edmisten
PE Executive EY
Julie Elberfeld
Julie Elberfeld
Experienced CIO and Executive-in-Residence
Bradley Enneking
Bradley Enneking
CIO, HTLF
Jamal Farhat
Jamal Farhat
Partner, Fortium Partners
Phil Fasano
Phil Fasano
CEO, Bay Advisors
Greg Fell
Greg Fell
COO, Gama Aviation
Ken Ferguson
Ken Ferguson
Senior Partner IT Leadership Search, Berkshire Executive Search and IT Recruiting Services
Andy Flatt
Andy Flatt
SVP/Info Technology, NHC Healthcare
Tom Fountain
Tom Fountain
CTO, Accumen
Matt Friesen
Matt Friesen
Director of IT, Mid Kansas Cooperative
Aaron Gette
Aaron Gette
CIO, EOS Fitness
David Giambruno
David Giambruno
VP Engineering DevOps and EUC, Ddmtek Holding Inc.
Kerry Goode
Kerry Goode
CIO and Director, City of Durham
Dr. Frank Granito
Dr. Frank Granito
Chief Scientist, Institute for Digital Transformation
Pete Green
Pete Green
CISO / Director, Security Services, Anvil Works
Arthur Harvey
Arthur Harvey
VP, CIO, Boston Medical Center
Paul Heard
Paul Heard
CIO, Zuora
Martha Heller
Martha Heller
CEO, Heller Search Associates
Linda Herdt
Linda Herdt
CIO Chief of Staff / IT Executive Consultant
Stuart Hill
Stuart Hill
CIO, DK Tire
Jesse Hillman
Jesse Hillman
Chief Information Officer, DC Water
Rashida Hodge
Rashida Hodge
VP of the North America Go To Market / Global Markets team, IBM
Jennifer Hohman
Jennifer Hohman
CIO and VP, Seadrill
Jimmy B Holmes
Jimmy B Holmes
President and Publisher, San Antonio Business Journal
Steve Holt
Steve Holt
CIO, Retired
Dan Horton
Dan Horton
CIO, Janus International
Mary-Beth Hosking
Mary-Beth Hosking
CEO of Quantum Transformation
Blake Hoskinson
Blake Hoskinson
Delivery Manager, Mainline Information Systems
David Houghton
David Houghton
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Ingram Barge
Rashmi Jain
Rashmi Jain
CIO, Zeal IT Consultants
Ken Jarvis
Ken Jarvis
Enterprise Consultant, PeopleCert
Joey Johnson
Joey Johnson
CISO, Premise Health
Maryfran Johnson
Maryfran Johnson
Executive Director, CIO Programs, IDG
Ryan Kean
Ryan Kean
CIO, Total Quality Logistics
Ken Knapton
Ken Knapton
CIO, Win Brands
Darrick Kristich
Darrick Kristich
Founder and CEO, Sedara LLC
Erik Kubinski
Erik Kubinski
CIO, General Manager, Fresenius
Rajesh Kumar
Rajesh Kumar
IT Business Consultant
Luc Lafontan
Luc Lafontan
CIO Americas, Flight Centre Travel Group
George Lesko
George Lesko
CIO, Blue Buffalo
Ryan Loy
Ryan Loy
CIO, CISO, ADTRAN Inc.
Ann Madea
Ann Madea
EVP/CIO - Former HSBC
Jim Maholic
Jim Maholic
Former CIO/Best-selling author, Common Sense Strategy
Donald Marks
Donald Marks
CIO, Esperta Health
Adam Marre
Adam Marre
CISO, Arctic Wolf
Scott McKay
Scott McKay
Chief Strategy Officer and CIO
Joseph McLain
Joseph McLain
Academic and Career Advisor, Buena Vista University
Michael McLaughlin
Michael McLaughlin
CIO, Technologent
Tom McNany
Tom McNany
Vice President of Information Technology, Flow Control Group
Robert Minor
Robert Minor
CIO, City of Baltimore
Brian Moyer
Brian Moyer
Chief Executive Officer, The Innovation Studio
Eric Muench
Eric Muench
CIO, City National Bank
Marc Mulzer
Marc Mulzer
Vice President, Enterprise Architecture, GuideWell
Alan Nance
Alan Nance
Co-Founder, XLACollab
Phil Newmoyer
Phil Newmoyer
Managing Director of Acacia Advisors
Niel Nikolaisen
Niel Nikolaisen
Director of Strategic Engagements / Board Member AIM Utah
Nora Osman
Nora Osman
CEO, Norvana
John Palinkas
John Palinkas
CEO, Institute for Digital Transformation
Kendra Parlock
Kendra Parlock
Executive Director, NPower Maryland
Dwayne Paro
Dwayne Paro
CIO, Modern Technology Solutions
Archana Pattabhi
Archana Pattabhi
SVP, Citi
Craig Phillippe
Craig Phillippe
CO-Founder, principia/RAID
Amy Phillips
Amy Phillips
CEO, Mikral Consulting
Ken Piddington
Ken Piddington
Chief Digital & Information Officer, RelaDyne
Sam Pierre-Louis
Sam Pierre-Louis
SVP, CIO, Amicus Therapeutics
Michael Pompey
Michael Pompey
Chief AI Strategist, Arrow Electronics
Wally Potts
Wally Potts
CIO, Leidos
Parag Pujari
Parag Pujari
CIO, Jurgensen Companies
Paul Quanrud
Paul Quanrud
Cyber Security/Risk Management Leader, Tata Consultancy
Meerah Rajavel
Meerah Rajavel
CIO, Forcepoint
Sergio Rio
Sergio Rio
Founder and CTO, epikerdis.ai
Dan Roberts
Dan Roberts
Chief Convening Officer
Jeff Roberts
Jeff Roberts
Co-Founder, Information Services, principia/RAID
Rebecca Roerick
Rebecca Roerick
CEO, Gather Resources
Jim Rutt
Jim Rutt
CIO, The Dana Foundation
Dean Sapp
Dean Sapp
CISO & DPO for Filevine
Phil Schneidermeyer
Phil Schneidermeyer
Partner, Heidrick & Struggles
Mark Schwartz
Mark Schwartz
Enterprise Strategist, AWS; former CIO, USCIS
Mark Settle
Mark Settle
7-time CIO and Author
Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
CEO, Shaw Systems Associates
Josh Siddon
Josh Siddon
SVP of IT, Old Time Pottery
Edmund Siy
Edmund Siy
CIO & CTO, Bon Secours Mercy Health
Eric Sorenson
Eric Sorenson
CISO, doTERRA International
Tim Stanley
Tim Stanley
CEO, Carepoynt
Deanna Steele
Deanna Steele
CIO, Allied Universal
Ryan Teeples
Ryan Teeples
CTO, 1-800 Accountant
Peter Thermos
Peter Thermos
CEO, Palindrome Technologies
Mark Thomas
Mark Thomas
President, EScoute Consulting
Marline Thomas
Marline Thomas
Global IT OCIO Director, Orbia
Nicole Tremblett
Nicole Tremblett
Vice President IT&S - Strategy & Planning, HCA
Kiran Varanasi
Kiran Varanasi
Director, Technology Strategy and Enterprise Architecture, Motiva Enterprises
Joseph Warakomski
Joseph Warakomski
CIO, Romark Logistics
Fred Weisenbacher
Fred Weisenbacher
VP Global Information Technology, Amicus Therapeutics
Don Welch
Don Welch
CISO, Penn State University
Walter Yosafat
Walter Yosafat
Six-Time CIO