Chicago CIO Community

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today.

Mastering the art of change and adaptability
Accelerating high growth and a data-first mindset
Empowering talent, protecting the enterprise

Chicago CIO Governing Body

A regional Governing Body leads the Chicago CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.

Co-Chairs

Corrado Azzarita

The Kraft Heinz Company
Global CIO

Deb Hall Lefevre

Starbucks
CTO

Mike Parisi

ITW
VP CIO

Ashley Pettit

State Farm
Senior Vice President & CIO

Francesco Tinto

Walgreens Boots Alliance
Senior VP & Global Chief Information Officer

Eddy Wagoner

JLL
Executive Director, Digital Chief Information Officer

Members

Niyi Adedoyin

GATX
SVP & CIO

Eyal Altman

Littelfuse
Vice President, Chief Digital & Information Technology Officer

Amir Arooni

Discover
Executive Vice President, CIO

Neeru Arora

Volkswagen Group of America
Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer and Chief Digital Officer

Shawkat Bhuiyan

Bank of Montreal
Head of Technology Strategy & Architecture

Bill Blount

BenefitExpress
CIO

Kevin Boyd

University of Chicago
Associate Vice President and CIO

Danielle Brown

Whirlpool Corporation
SVP & CIO

Wayne Bulmahn

UNITE HERE HEALTH
CIO & Security Officer

Chris Campbell

DeVry University
Chief Information Officer

Kelly Coomer

Sammons Financial Group
Chief Information Officer

Julie Devine

Medulla
CIO

Jeff Douglas

Potbelly Sandwich Works
SVP, CIO

Rita Fisher

Reynolds Consumer Products
CIO and EVP, Supply Chain

Mark Forbes

PurposeBuilt Brands
CIO

Eric Foster

DFIN Solutions
EVP & CIO

Anuj Gaur

The Marmon Group
VP Global Information Technology

Ash Goel

Bronson
SVP/CIO

Neil Gull

Truckstop.com
Vice President Enterprise Technology and Security Services

Brad Hildestad

COUNTRY Financial
EVP & CIO

Ganesh Jayaram

John Deere
Chief Information Officer

Lawson Kelly

World of Hyatt
Global Chief Technology Officer

Tom Kirkham

Primient
CIO

Laura Kohl

Morningstar
CIO

Jonny LeRoy

Grainger
CTO

Ann Madea

Simmons Bank
CIO & EVP

Susan Malisch

Loyola University Chicago
VP & CIO

Paul Mauschbaugh

Caterpillar
Group Chief Information Officer – Services, Distribution & Digital

Bud McQuade

Duracell
Vice President of Information Technology (CIO)

David Melchers

WernerCo
SVP, Global CIO

Greg Michelini

Athletico Physical Therapy
CIO

Jon Morse

Bausch + Lomb
Vice President Information Technology

Praveen Moturu

Mars
Vice President – Chief Enterprise Architect

Pooja Muttath

Adtalem Global Education
Vice President, Head of Technology

Dan Nerroth

Consumers Credit Union
CIO

Paul Niser

Walton Street Capital
CTO

Augustus Oakes

ATI Physical Therapy
Interim CIO

Sunder Pappu

The Inland Real Estate Group, LLC
Vice President, Technology

Jim Petrassi

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
SVP and CTO

Jane Possell

CNA
SVP and CIO

Mythyly Putcha

Zurich Insurance
VP, Global Business and Technology Solutions

Julie Ragland

Navistar
SVP & Chief Information Officer

Scott Ramsbottom

Anixter
EVP & CIO

Brandon Ray

The Boeing Co
Business Operations Manager

Jason Reynolds

ADM
VP of Digital and Analytics

Marvin Richardson

Health Care Service Corporation
SVP & CIO

Simona Rollinson

ISACA
CTO

Edward Rybicki

Vyaire Medical
Global Chief Information Officer

Raj Sampoornam

Byline Bank
SVP & CIO

Bruce Schinelli

TTX
VP, IT & CIO

Swati Shah

TransUnion
SVP US Markets Technology

Karriem Shakoor

UL
SVP & CIO

Mindy Simon

Conagra Brands
Chief Information Officer

Steven Smith

NorthShore University HealthSystem
CIO

Aaron Thomann

GE Healthcare
SVP, CIO - Integrated Supply Chain, Product Management & Engineering

Ophir Trigalo

Illinois Institute of Technology
Vice Provost/CIO

Atul Verma

Bank of Montreal
Chief Information Officer. US, Personal and Business Banking

Chris Walter

Central Garden & Pet Company
CIO

Shane Winegard

Panduit
VP & CIO

Janet Zelenka

Stericycle
EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer

"This event is a must-attend for all IT professionals – to network and knowledge-share with others in the industry.”

Michael Smith, CIO
The Estee Lauder Companies

"This is an efficient way to get exposure to what is really going on in the local IT community to validate or dispute what your current strategies are.”

Bill Fortwangler, CIO
Dollar Bank

“Relevant topics, great networking opportunities and valuable discussions.”

Eelko van Leeuwen, Global cio
ABN AMRO Clearing Bank

Upcoming Programs

IN-PERSON

September 22, 2022 | an evening

Chicago CIO Inner Circle

Ivy Rooms at Tree Studios

A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.

October 11 - 13, 2022 | 3 days

Global CIO Executive Summit

Waldorf Astoria Chicago

A summit for CIOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.

December 13, 2022 | 1 day

Chicago CIO Executive Summit

Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile

Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.

Content from your CIO peers

PODCAST | AUGUST 14, 2022

The Next Big Question, Episode 22

Executive Director and Digital CIO Eddy Wagoner of JLL joins the podcast to talk about how C-level leaders can address sustainability and other global concerns. Wagoner shares how to collaborate across the C-suite on global issues and why focusing on sustainability is necessary to grow and remain competitive.

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BLOG | AUGUST 8, 2022

4 Things We Learned about the War for Talent

Talent shortages. This isn’t a new problem, but the events of the past two years have escalated the situation to unprecedented heights. We asked 700 C-level executives across Evanta communities about the war for talent – here are four key learnings from the survey.

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PODCAST | AUGUST 7, 2022

The Next Big Question, Episode 21

CHRO Janice Deskus of Staples kicks off our summer podcast series by answering this big question: How should C-level executives influence the enterprise? Listen as Janice discusses how to earn a seat at the decision-making table and add your perspective and why it’s important to expand beyond your functional role.