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Connect with a local community of like-minded peers who share similar challenges and priorities. Access the collective expertise of CISOs from diverse experiences, backgrounds and industries. Members of the community come together several times a year to connect with each other, exchange ideas and experiences, and validate strategies and solutions.
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Exchange peer-validated strategies, solutions and partners, and access exclusive community insights to learn how other CISOs approach similar challenges.
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Make new connections, enhance your career through an exclusive network, and build lasting relationships with peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today.
- Accelerating High Growth and Digitally-Driven Outcomes
- Advancing the Business Value of Security
- Thriving through Volatility - Empowering People, Resiliency and Insights
St. Louis CISO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the St. Louis CISO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.
Co-Chairs
Joe Caro
Post Holdings
CIO
Kevin Hardcastle
Washington University in St. Louis
Associate Chief Information Security Officer
Dan Henke
Mercy
VP, CISO
Matt Modica
BJC HealthCare
CISO
Members
Marc Ashworth
First Bank
SVP, CISO
Karey Barker
Safety National
CISO
Alan Berry
Centene Corporation
VP & CISO
Moses Bulus
Bunzl
Global CISO
Jason Bush
Save-A-Lot
CISO & VP, Enterprise Technology
Roftiel Constantine
Barry-Wehmiller
CISO
Chris Cooper
Reinsurance Group of America
VP, Global Chief Security & Privacy Officer
Mike Green
Ameren
CISO
Gary Harbison
Johnson & Johnson
Global CISO
TJ Mann
Lockton Companies
Chief Information Security Officer
Tim Marsden
Stifel
CISO
Brett Perry
Dot Foods
CISO
Aman Raheja
Humana
SVP CISO & Head of IT Operations
Justin Rainey
UMB Financial
SVP, CISO and CPO
Randy Raw
Veterans United Home Loans
CISO
Chris Reed
McCarthy Building
Information Security Director
Ryan Schlimpert
Drury Hotels
SVP, CIO
Tom Schunk
Emerson
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
Jessie Showers
Department of Defense - Defense Information Systems Agency
Cybersecurity Chief
Jericho Simmons
Sound Physicians
VP, CISO
Joey Smith
Schnucks Markets
VP & CISO
Joseph Susai
Washington University in St. Louis
CISO
Dan Sweeney
Hubbell
CISO
Andrew Wilder
Washington University of St. Louis
Adjunct Professor of Cybersecurity
Erica Wilson
Reinsurance Group of America
Vice President, Global Security and Privacy Risk Management Global Technology
Larry Woods
Post Holdings
Sr. Director, Enterprise Information Security
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STEVE GROSSMAN, CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (NBA)
“The value of the Evanta community is the relationships - interacting with peers, learning things that I may not otherwise be introduced to, and being able to have frank conversations with peers confidentially."
SHELDON CUFFIE, CISO
AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE
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ERIC SINGER, CISO EMEA
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
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Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Upcoming Programs
IN-PERSON
June 27, 2023 | 1 day
St. Louis CISO Executive Summit
Marriott St. Louis Grand
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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VIRTUAL
September 20, 2023 | 1 hour
St. Louis CISO Town Hall
The Reality of the Cloud – Comparing Lessons Learned
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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PAST PROGRAMS
St. Louis CISO Town Hall - 04/20/2023
St. Louis CISO Virtual Town Hall - 11/10/2022
St. Louis CISO Executive Summit - 06/14/2022
St. Louis CISO Virtual Town Hall - 03/02/2022
2021 St. Louis CISO Virtual Executive Summit - 05/20/2021
St. Louis CISO Peer Roundtable - 03/31/2021
2021 St. Louis CISO Virtual Town Hall - March - 03/02/2021
St. Louis CISO Virtual Boardroom - 02/23/2021
2020 St. Louis CISO Virtual Executive Summit - 12/16/2020
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Content from your CISO peers
BLOG | MAY 29, 2023
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.
VIEW POSTBLOG | MAY 22, 2023
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.
VIEW POSTBLOG | MAY 15, 2023
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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