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Detroit CISO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Detroit CISO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.
Co-Chairs
Brent Cieszynski
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
Earl Duby
Lear Corporation
FORMER VP & CISO
Russ Gordon
BorgWarner
Chief Information Security Officer
Rich Hook
Penske
EVP & CIO
Raman Mehta
Johnson Electric
SVP & CIO
Jeff Small
Great Lakes Water Authority
CIO
Sangy Vatsa
FIS Global
EVP, Chief Technology and Digital Officer
Erik Wille
American Axle & Manufacturing
CISO
Members
Amjed Al-Zoubi
Amerisure Insurance
Chief Information Officer
Bob Bacigal
Amerisure Insurance
AVP, Information Security
Michael Baker
Kelly Services
Vice President - Information Security
Martin Bally
Campbell's
CISO
Janette Barretto
Yazaki North America
Global Security and Risk Manager
Mark Baughman
Delta Dental of Michigan
Chief Information Officer
Scott Bennett
Lear Corporation
CIO
Kevin Berch
Ford
Director, Global Market, Sell, and Service IT
Steve Berkholz
Hirotec America
GM, Information Systems
Jeff Bontsas
Ascension
VP & CISO
Travis Bray
Magna Powertrain USA
Director, Global Information Security
Jason Bressler
United Wholesale Mortgage
EVP, Chief Technology Officer
Darrell Brown
Benchmark Electronics
VP & CISO
Chris Bruman
Dow
Chief Data Officer
Aaron Buck
H.W. Kaufman
CISO
Chris Burrows
Rocket Companies
CISO
John Carr
Rock Ventures
Director, Information Security
Jennifer Charters
Flagstar Bank
EVP, Chief Information Officer
Marty Christensen
Ford
Head of Cyber Security for Enterprise, Cloud, and Supply Chain
Douglas Chubb
Lear Corporation
CISO
Laura Clark
State of Michigan DTMB
Chief Security Officer & CIO
Brian Clippard
Ets
Executive Director - Information Security
Doug Copley
AtlantiCare
CIO & CISO
Daryl Dellinger
Continental Automotive
North American CIO
Sally Dovitz
Pace Industries
Director Cybersecurity
Tamara Faber-Doty
CMS Energy
Chief Digital Officer & VP, Technology
Thomas Farrington
Perrigo
EVP & CIO
T.J. Fields
Oakland County
CISO
Kerry Flynn
Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
CIO
John Fowler
Henry Ford Health System
Deputy Information Security Officer
Rich Fusinski
H.W. Kaufman
CIO
Ash Goel
Bronson
SVP/CIO
Mark Guthrie
AM General
IS&S Director & CIO
Derek Harper
Faurecia North America
CIO North America
Pamela Hensley
AAA Life Insurance
Director, Information Security
Steven Herrin
DTE
Director, Cybersecurity/CISO
Jim Higgins
Sunrise Communications
VP of IT - Head of IT
Vinny Hoxha
General Motors
CISO
Jeremy Hyland
Dow
Director of Cyber Defense
Jeffrey Ingalsbe
Flexible Plan Investments
Chief Information Officer & Chief Information Security Officer
Rajat Jain
TriMas
Director, IT
Craig James-Heer
Gordon Food Service
CISO
Steve Jonuzi
Magna International
Global Head of IT Security
Geeta Kapoor
MSC Industrial
VP Chief Information Security
Mike Kennedy
Gordon Food Service
EVP, CIO
David Kepczynski
General Electric
Chief Information Officer, GE Research
Anita Klopfenstein
Little Caesars
CIO
Kelly Knepley
DexKo Global
CIO
Bridget Kravchenko
HNI
Chief Information Security Officer
Dorian Sang-Sup Lee
Hanon Systems
Head | Global IT Security
Jeff Liedel
General Motors
CIO, Corporate Development and Functions
Matt Logar
BorgWarner
VP & CIO, Fuel Systems and Aftermarket
Thomas Luttrell
RealTruck
CIO
Annette Marcath
HAP
VP & CIO
Bill McCreary
The University of Toledo
Vice President CIO/CTO
James McFarlane
HoMedics
CIO & VP
Kevin McLaughlin
Stryker
Vice President, Global Security, Risk & Compliance
Garrett McManaway
Wayne State University
Senior Director & CISO
Patrick Milligan
Ford
CISO
Bruce Mitchell
Comerica Bank
Chief Information Officer
Tilak Mohan
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
CIO
George Molchan
Freudenberg
SVP & CIO
Michael Muha
WorkForce Software
CISO & CPO
Homyar Naterwala
GE Aerospace
Business Information Security Officer
Earl Newsome
Cummins
Chief Information Officer
Ryan Olivier
American Axle & Manufacturing
VP & CIO
Alex Padilla
Lululemon
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer
Arjay Patrick
MESSA
Director - ITSS
Michael Paulin
AF Group
Divisional CIO
Afia Phillips
Little Caesars
Vice President of Information Security
Raj Polanki
Wacker Chemical
Head of IT / Divisional CIO
Michael Prieur
Centene Corporation
Director, Security Risk
Rachelle Putnam
General Dynamics Land Systems
Chief Information Technology Officer
Dan Rainey
Detroit Water & Sewerage Department
CIO
Bill Rex
Kellogg Company
North America, Chief Information Officer
Mike Rogers
Nexteer
CIO
May Russell
Toyota Motor Corporation
Executive Director Digital Transformation
Drake Sadler
DexKo Global
Director, Global IT Security
Scott Sadlocha
United Wholesale Mortgage
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer
Laurie Saims
KLA
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
Ali Syed
Amway
VP Information Security & Risk (CISO)
Ryan Talbott
BorgWarner
VP & CIO
Darlene Taylor
Superior Industries
VP IT & CIO
Karla Thomas
Lear Corporation
Vulnerability Manager
Art Thompson
City of Detroit
CIO
Soma Venkat Ph.D.
Cooper Standard
SVP & Chief Information Technology Officer
Cynthia Weaver
Walbridge
VP, Information Technology
Mo Wehbi
Penske
Director, Information Security & PMO
John Wei
Comerica Bank
CTO & SVP
Craig Wilder
Bronson
IT Director & Information Security Officer
Brian Winowski
Vitesco Technologies
Head of local IT
Andrew Woodard
Delta Dental of Michigan
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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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BLOG | MAY 22, 2023
Key Things CISOs Should Know About Data Privacy
The primary role of a CISO is to manage the security of organizational assets. Here, Yunique Demann, Senior Director, Privacy Strategic Lead at NTT Data, and Governing Body Member of the Houston CISO Community, shares insight data protection best practices as it relates to security and the CISO’s functional areas.
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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.
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