Philadelphia 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

Philadelphia CIO Governing Body

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

Co-Chairs

Joshua Beeman

University of Pennsylvania
Associate CIO

Tricia Blair

Aon Corporation US
Chief Digital Officer

Dawn Kirchner-King

Armstrong World Industries
CIO

Edward Malinowski

Bayada Home Health Care
CIO & CISO

Vishi Viswanathan

Day & Zimmermann Group
CIO & SVP Business Services

Members

Dan Alig

University of Pennsylvania
CIO - The Wharton School

Jack Allison

Republic Bank
CIO

Henrique Bonorino

Saint-Gobain
CIO - CertainTeed

John Critikos

Toll Brothers
Chief Information Officer

Samantha Davis

Arkema Inc.
CIO Americas

Thomas DeChiaro

Drexel University
VP & CIO

Timothy Duffy

Teleflex
VP & CIO

James Edmunds

Allan Myers
Vice President, Information Technology

Stuart Farber

Clemens Food Group
Vice President of Information Technology

Kevin Gokey

Church & Dwight
Vice President & Global Chief Information Officer

Michael Golz

SAP North America
SVP & CIO Americas

Matt Green

PPL
CIO

Navi Grewal

MasterBrand Cabinets
EVP, Digital and Technology

Terry Harris

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
SVP & CIO, Information Technology

Melanie Harris

School District Of Philadelphia
CIO

John Heidelberger

Willis Towers Watson
Global Head of Technology Consulting

Steve Heilenman

Benefix
Chief Information Officer

Ed Jablonski

Fulton Financial
EVP, CTO

John Jabour

Keystone Human Services
Vice President and Chief Information Officer

AJ Jawadiwar

Axalta Coating Systems
Vice President and Chief Information & Digital Officer

Steve Kent

Subaru of America
VP & CIO

John Koerwer

UGI Corporation
VP & CIO

Chris Kulczytzky

IQVIA
Head of Finance and Procurement Technology

Jeff Linso

PetroChoice Lubrication Solutions
Sr. Vice President Information Technology and Security

Kelly Lyman

PECO Energy
CIO - PECO, VP IT Real Time Strategy, Exelon Utilities

Tom Murphy

University of Pennsylvania
VP, IT & University CIO

Nassar Nizami

Jefferson Health
SVP & CIO

Steve Palmucci

Covetrus
Global CIO

Christer Peltomaa

Comcast Business
SVP & CIO

Michael Rinehart

Dechert
CIO

Alonso Rivas

Bimbo Bakeries USA
Global VP - Infrastructure Services

Brian Rusignuolo

Select Medical
Chief Information Officer & EVP

Andrew Santacroce

Tokio Marine North America, Inc
VP & Deputy CIO

Vasee Sivasegaran

Citrix Systems, Inc
CTO, Americas

Baker Smith

Aramark
CIO

Helane Stein

Brixmor Property Group
SVP & CIO

Nik Umrani

NSM Insurance Group
CIO

John Walsh

Otsuka America
Head of Commercial IT, North America

Michael Wondrasch

Avantor
EVP & CIO

"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

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.

November 17, 2022 | 1 day

Philadelphia CIO Executive Summit

Hilton Philadelphia at Penn's Landing

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.

LISTEN NOW

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.