Houston CIO Community

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

Accelerating High Growth and Digitally-Driven Outcomes
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Houston CIO Governing Body

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

Co-Chairs

Sean Barnes

Nine Energy Service
VP, Corporate Operations

David Cain

CVR Energy
VP & CIO

Vagesh Dave

McDermott International
Global VP/ CIO

Jennifer Hohman

TBD
Chief Information Officer & Vice President

Alina Parast

ChampionX
SVP & CIO

Paula Smetana Stuart

Crescent Energy
CIO

Michael Thompson

Gulfport Energy Corporation
Vice President & Chief Information Officer

John Varkey

Waste Management
VP, Enterprise Digital Services

Sudhakar Virupakshi

Buckeye Partners
Chief Information Officer

Members

Mark Arnold

J.B. Poindexter
VP of Business Systems & CIO

Bhupesh Arora

Magellan Midstream Partners
VP & CIO

Puneet Bhasin

Unum
EVP, Global CIO & Chief Digital Officer

Jason Bourg

APTIM
VP of IT, CIO

Ann-Michele Bowlin

Norton Rose Fulbright
CIO

Brad Breau

Tokio Marine HCC
SVP, CIO

Jesse Carrillo

Howard Hughes Corporation
Chief Innovation Officer

Joe Carroll

CITGO Petroleum
Chief Information Officer

Ricardo Castro

Nexeo Plastics
VP & CIO

Amyn Chauthani

Toshiba International
CIO

Graham Crisp

TechnipFMC
SVP & CIO

Howard Davis

Transocean
EVP, CAO/CIO

James Druzbik

Group 1 Automotive
VP, IS

Scott Gilhousen

Houston Independent School District
Chief Technology Information Officer

Christopher Gregory

DXP Enterprises
SVP, CIO

Chris Hanz

Houston Astros
CIO

Dave Harger

Hi-Crush
Vice President - IT

David Harmon

Oil States International
CIO

Bradley Hoover

Texas A&M University System
Chief Information Officer of the RELLIS Campus

Jason Jackson

Kyndryl
Distinguished Engineer and CTO, Industrial Sector

Tim Jackson

Diamond Offshore Drilling
Chief Information Officer

Manish Kapoor

NuStar Energy
CIO & SVP Information Systems

Ryan Kelley

Par Pacific
CIO

Kendall Knight

Loomis
Chief Information Officer

Dolly Kripalani

Onsemi
Head of Digital Transformation - HR

Ladd Laird

Honeywell
Vice President & Chief Information Officer (Process Solutions)

Nicholas Larcombe

Hess
Chief Information Officer

Sebastien Lehnherr

SLB
CIO

Lee Leiber

Baylor College of Medicine
CIO

Jason Lu

CSAT Solutions
Chief Technology Officer

Noel Malcaba

Bristow Group
CIO

Jeremy Manning

Gulf Capital Bank
Chief Information Officer

Aparna Mathur

Nabors Industries
VP IT

Pragati Mathur

ConocoPhillips
Chief Digital & Information Officer

Robert McLemore

Rush Enterprises
VP & CIO

Sindhu Menon

Harris County, TX
Chief Information Officer

Annette Moore

NASA
Deputy CIO, Strategy

Maria O'Neill

Oceaneering International
CIO

Travis Osborne

Apache Corporation
VP, IT

Phillip Pappan

Superior Energy
CIO

Dharmesh Patel

CMA CGM
CIO

Ken Piddington

U.S. Silica
CIO

Siva Pothi

Teleperformance
Chief Information Officer

Julie Purcell

SavaSeniorCare
SVP & CIO

Suresh Rajamani

Newpark Resources
CIO

Don Reny

Gulf States Toyota
VP Information Technology

Atif Riaz

Murphy Oil Corp
Chief Information and Digital Officer

Ray Smelley

Chevron
GM - Foundation Platform

Srini Sundarrajan

Ryerson
CIO

Erik Tennison

AIG
Associate Information Officer

Rennu Varghese

The Friedkin Group Inc
VP & CIO

Louis Ventura

Quanex Building Products
VP & CIO

Randy Volkin

Perry Homes
CIO

Stuart Wagner

Enterprise Products Partners
CIO

Hema Yalamanchi

Oceaneering International
Chief Data Officer

Rob Zelinka

Jack Henry & Associates
Chief Information Officer

Don Zimmerman

Landry's Inc.
SVP and CIO

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THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

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Upcoming Programs

VIRTUAL

June 22, 2023 | 1 hour

Houston CIO Town Hall

Value vs. Risk – A Thoughtful Approach to Generative AI

An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.

September 26, 2023 | an evening

Houston CIO Inner Circle

Yellow Rose Distilling

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

December 13, 2023 | 1 day

Houston CIO Executive Summit

Hyatt Regency Houston West

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

Content from your CIO peers

BLOG | MAY 29, 2023

Navigating the Digital Future to Accelerate Transformation

Across our CIO and CISO communities, executives report that digital business and data and analytics are within their top 10 objectives, with digital talent closely behind. CIOs and CISOs in the Vancouver, BC community gathered recently at an Inner Circle Dinner to discuss the vital role data plays in the digital age – these are their takeaways.

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LEADERSHIP PROFILE | MAY 22, 2023

Leading Digital Strategy & Transformation at Perdue Farms

Perdue Farms SVP and CIO Mark Booth was hired at Perdue three years ago to bring a strategic focus to IT, which included driving their digital transformation. Read about his approach to digital business and how his team is evolving the 103-year old company in a strategic way.

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BLOG | MAY 15, 2023

Top 5 Priorities for C-Suite Executives in 2023

Each year, we survey C-level executives across our communities to ask their top priorities for the year. The Leadership Perspective Survey gives us the opportunity to compare enterprise-wide priorities across different roles in the C-suite. Read what more than 3,000 executives told us they are focusing on in 2023.