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A regional Governing Body leads the Minneapolis CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven By CIOs, For CIOs®.
Melissa Flicek
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
CIO
Tammylynne Jonas
Donaldson
Global CIO
Carissa Rollins
Illumina
CIO
Tarek Tomes
State of Minnesota
CIO & Commissioner
Cub Foods
CIO
Andersen Corporation
Senior Vice President, Affiliate Retail Operations + Digital Experience
Minnesota Twins
SVP & CTO
Post Consumer Brands
CIO
New Era Technology
EVP, IT
Affinity Credit Union
CIO
Gray Construction
CIO
CB Shared Services
CTO
Cambria
EVP, IT
Maurices Incorporated
CIO
SunOpta
CIO & CISO
Hennepin Healthcare
CIO
Ramsey County
CIO
Johnson Brothers
CIO
Northern Tool + Equipment
SVP & CIO
University of Minnesota
CIO
Life Time
SVP, Technology
Minneapolis Public Schools
CIO
Allina Health
CIO
Great River Energy
VP & CIO
Huntington Bancshares
Commercial CIO
Entegris
VP & CIO
Winnebago Industries
SVP & CIO
Medtronic
SVP & Global CIO
Solventum
CIO
Intact Financial Corporation
Global CIO
Lakeshore Learning Materials
CTO
State of Minnesota
CIO, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
3M
Chief Information & Digital Officer
Agiliti
CIO
Sleep Number
CIO
Kraus-Anderson
CIO & Head of Digital Transformation
Medica
VP & CTO
Xcel Energy
SVP & CIO
Piper Sandler Companies
Chief Information & Operations Officer
Federated Insurance
EVP & CIO
Apogee
CIO
Casey's General Stores
CIO
Graco
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Purpose Brands
CIO
Pearson Vue
VP, Technology & Product Engineering
H.B. Fuller Company
GVP & CIO
Daktronics
Director, IT
Ameriprise Financial
EVP & Global CIO
Fastenal
EVP, IT
Daikin Applied
VP, Digital & IT and CDIO
Ergotron
GVP, IT
Mortenson
CIO
Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission
CIO
Hormel Foods
VP, IT Services
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