The Executive Initiative®

Summit Speakers

The executives who have led the conversation at Executive Initiative summits: the keynotes, the panels, the presentations, and the fireside chats.

Luc Lafontan

CIO Americas, Flight Centre Travel Group

Boston 2017

Donald Marks

CIO, Esperta Health

Chattanooga 2023

Rameshwar Balanagu

Chief Enterprise Architect, United Natural Foods

Houston 2024

Michael McLaughlin

CIO, Technologent

San Antonio 2019

Mark Settle

7-time CIO and Author

Chattanooga 2023 CIO · CIN '25 CIO · SLC '25 Houston 2024 Kansas City 2021 Nashville 2018 Philadelphia 2026 San Antonio 2019 Savannah 2020

Bobby Christian

COO, deepwatch

Savannah 2020

Martha Heller

CEO, Heller Search Associates

Boston 2017

Darrick Kristich

Founder and CEO, Sedara LLC

CIO · SLC '25 Fort Myers 2024

Arun DeSouza

CXO Executive Advisor, Netskope

CISO · CIN '25

Jeff Roberts

Co-Founder, Information Services, principia/RAID

Chattanooga 2023 CISO · CIN '25 Fort Myers 2024 Houston 2024 Kansas City 2021 Savannah 2020

Rick Charlino

Former CIO, Founder and Managing Partner, Siempre Systems

Philadelphia 2026

David Giambruno

VP Engineering DevOps and EUC, Ddmtek Holding Inc.

Nashville 2018

Robert Minor

CIO, City of Baltimore

Boston 2017

Ryan Loy

CIO, CISO, ADTRAN Inc.

Boston 2017

Greg Fell

COO, Gama Aviation

Boston 2017 Nashville 2018

Ken Ferguson

Senior Partner IT Leadership Search, Berkshire Executive Search and IT Recruiting Services

CIO · SLC '25 Philadelphia 2026 San Antonio 2019

Chuck Pitz

Manager, IT Risk - Governance Risk and Compliance, Cintas

CISO · CIN '25

Jessica Cloud

VP, Digital Transformation

Chattanooga 2023

Ryan Teeples

CTO, 1-800 Accountant

CIO · SLC '25

Linda Herdt

CIO Chief of Staff / IT Executive Consultant

Fort Myers 2024 Kansas City 2021

Chris Bayham

COO, XSOLIS

Nashville 2018

Jim Black

Vice President and CIO, Messer Construction

CIO · CIN '25

Eric Muench

CIO, City National Bank

CIO · CIN '25

Sherry Jordan

CIO, Hudson Automotive

Philadelphia 2026

Marline Thomas

Global IT OCIO Director, Orbia

Savannah 2020

Rachel Cameron

CIO, CSO, CrossCountry Mortgage Inc.

Boston 2017

Brian Bernard

CCISO CISSP, Lee County Florida

Fort Myers 2024

Nick Corcoran

Vice President of Cyber Operations, Sedara

CIO · CIN '25 CISO · CIN '25

John Doherty

CIO, Columbia Forest Products

CIO · SLC '25 San Antonio 2019 Savannah 2020

Arvin Bansal

CISO, C&S Family of Companies

Philadelphia 2026

Dwayne Allen

Senior Vice President and CTO, Unisys Corporation

CIO · CIN '25

Toby Buckalew

CIO, Fortune Beast

Chattanooga 2023 CIO · SLC '25 Fort Myers 2024 Houston 2024 Kansas City 2021 San Antonio 2019 Savannah 2020

Niel Nikolaisen

Director of Strategic Engagements / Board Member AIM Utah

CIO · SLC '25

Kendra Parlock

Executive Director, NPower Maryland

Kansas City 2021

Kyle Duke

COO, Patient Focus

Nashville 2018

Kirk Ball

E.V.P. & CIO, Worldpay

CIO · CIN '25

Rashmi Jain

CIO, Zeal IT Consultants

Houston 2024

Michael Anselmo

CIO & EVP, Operations, FIMC

Boston 2017

Darla Wolfe

CIO

Philadelphia 2026

David Cannon

Director: Americas, PeopleCert

Houston 2024

Craig Phillippe

CO-Founder, principia/RAID

Chattanooga 2023 Fort Myers 2024 Kansas City 2021

Ann Madea

EVP/CIO - Former HSBC

Savannah 2020

Mark Thomas

President, EScoute Consulting

Houston 2024 Kansas City 2021

Matt Friesen

Director of IT, Mid Kansas Cooperative

Kansas City 2021

Phil Schneidermeyer

Partner, Heidrick & Struggles

Boston 2017

Chandra Prakash

VP, Solution Management, Allied Universal

Philadelphia 2026

Chris Shaw

CEO, Shaw Systems Associates

San Antonio 2019

Fred Coia

Chief Strategy Officer, Shaw Systems Associates

San Antonio 2019

Carl Chinoy

CEO

Chattanooga 2023

Ken Knapton

CIO, Win Brands

CIO · CIN '25 CIO · SLC '25 Philadelphia 2026

Edmund Siy

CIO & CTO, Bon Secours Mercy Health

CIO · CIN '25

Archana Pattabhi

SVP, Citi

CIO · SLC '25

Jim Ballowe

CIO, Esquire Solutions

Chattanooga 2023 Fort Myers 2024 Kansas City 2021 Nashville 2018

Scott McKay

Chief Strategy Officer and CIO

Nashville 2018 San Antonio 2019

Dr. Joshua Scarpino

CISO, TrustEngine

CISO · CIN '25

Dean Sapp

CISO & DPO for Filevine

CIO · SLC '25

Andy Bennett

CTO, CISO, Apollo Information Systems

Houston 2024

Dan Roberts

Chief Convening Officer

CIO · CIN '25

Ken Jarvis

Enterprise Consultant, PeopleCert

CIO · SLC '25 Houston 2024

Meerah Rajavel

CIO, Forcepoint

San Antonio 2019

Sam Pierre-Louis

SVP, CIO, Amicus Therapeutics

Houston 2024

John Bowden

Global CIO & Vice President of Information Technology, Lifetime Products

CIO · SLC '25

Peter Thermos

CEO, Palindrome Technologies

Houston 2024

Joseph McLain

Academic and Career Advisor, Buena Vista University

Nashville 2018

Joe Guddat

Service Management Executive

Philadelphia 2026

Lesley Briante

Associate CIO, U.S. General Services Administration

Philadelphia 2026

Phil Newmoyer

Managing Director of Acacia Advisors

Houston 2024

Joseph Warakomski

CIO, Romark Logistics

Kansas City 2021

Bob Chyka

vCISO, Sedara LLC

Houston 2024

Manbir Bhullar

Head of IT Strategy and CIO Advisor, Diconium

Philadelphia 2026

Bryce Bowman

IT Executive Director, Elanco

Kansas City 2021

Hubert Kirchgaessner

CISO, Security Benefit

CISO · CIN '25

Kerry Goode

CIO and Director, City of Durham

Nashville 2018 San Antonio 2019

Josh Siddon

SVP of IT, Old Time Pottery

Nashville 2018 San Antonio 2019

Walter Yosafat

Six-Time CIO

Boston 2017 CIO · CIN '25 Houston 2024 Philadelphia 2026 Savannah 2020

Craig Unger

Founder and CEO of Hyperproof

Fort Myers 2024

Ken Piddington

Chief Digital & Information Officer, RelaDyne

Houston 2024

Dilip Singh

VP Cyber Security, Sedara

CISO · CIN '25

Rajesh Kumar

IT Business Consultant

Kansas City 2021 San Antonio 2019 Savannah 2020

Julie Elberfeld

Experienced CIO and Executive-in-Residence

Savannah 2020

Dr. Frank Granito

Chief Scientist, Institute for Digital Transformation

Boston 2017

Deanna Steele

CIO, Allied Universal

CIO · CIN '25 Nashville 2018 Savannah 2020

Nora Osman

CEO, Norvana

CIO · CIN '25 Houston 2024

Lisa DiDonato

CIO, Lee County Clerk of the Court & Comptroller

Fort Myers 2024

Robert Price

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Fort Myers 2024

Tom McNany

Vice President of Information Technology, Flow Control Group

Chattanooga 2023

Jimmy B Holmes

President and Publisher, San Antonio Business Journal

San Antonio 2019

Alan Nance

Co-Founder, XLACollab

Kansas City 2021 Savannah 2020

Michael Pompey

Chief AI Strategist, Arrow Electronics

CIO · CIN '25 Philadelphia 2026

Dan Horton

CIO, Janus International

Nashville 2018

Nick Colisto

SVP, CIO, Xylem Inc.

Boston 2017

Fred Weisenbacher

VP Global Information Technology, Amicus Therapeutics

San Antonio 2019

Sergio Rio

Founder and CTO, epikerdis.ai

Houston 2024

Kiran Varanasi

Director, Technology Strategy and Enterprise Architecture, Motiva Enterprises

Kansas City 2021

Wally Potts

CIO, Leidos

San Antonio 2019

Marc Mulzer

Vice President, Enterprise Architecture, GuideWell

CIO · CIN '25 Fort Myers 2024 Houston 2024 Kansas City 2021 Philadelphia 2026 Savannah 2020

Ejaz Younas

CISO, Ejaz Younas CPA LLC

CISO · CIN '25

Maryfran Johnson

Executive Director, CIO Programs, IDG

Boston 2017

Tim Stanley

CEO, Carepoynt

Boston 2017

Jesse Hillman

CIO, DC Water

CIO · CIN '25 Houston 2024 Kansas City 2021 Philadelphia 2026 Savannah 2020

Pete Green

CISO / Director, Security Services, Anvil Works

CIO · CIN '25 CIO · SLC '25 CISO · CIN '25

Ian Hyatt

ITS Director, City of Cape Coral

Philadelphia 2026

Andy Flatt

SVP/Info Technology, NHC Healthcare

Chattanooga 2023 Nashville 2018

Santhosh Keshavan

CIO, Voya Financial

Philadelphia 2026

Rashida Hodge

VP of the North America Go To Market / Global Markets team, IBM

Savannah 2020

Bo Vykhovanyuk

CISO, Case Western Reserve

CISO · CIN '25

Tom Fountain

CTO, Accumen

Boston 2017

Amy Phillips

CEO, Mikral Consulting

Houston 2024 Kansas City 2021

Aaron Gette

CIO, EOS Fitness

CIO · CIN '25 Houston 2024 Kansas City 2021 San Antonio 2019

Jamal Farhat

Partner, Fortium Partners

Kansas City 2021

Steve Holt

CIO, Retired

Boston 2017 Chattanooga 2023 CIO · CIN '25 Kansas City 2021 Nashville 2018 Philadelphia 2026 San Antonio 2019

Richard Anderson

Supervisory Special Agent, FBI

CIO · CIN '25 CISO · CIN '25

Jim Maholic

Former CIO/Best-selling author, Common Sense Strategy

Chattanooga 2023

Melissa Scott

CIO, City of Philadelphia

Philadelphia 2026

Paul Heard

CIO, Zuora

Kansas City 2021

Jeff Collins

Supervisory Special Agent, FBI

CIO · SLC '25

David Houghton

Senior Vice President and CIO, Ingram Barge

Nashville 2018

Kevin McDonald

COO & CISO, Alvaka

CISO · CIN '25

Mary-Beth Hosking

CEO of Quantum Transformation

Houston 2024

Maria Alvarez Mann

Advisor and Former CIO

Philadelphia 2026

Kristin Darby

CIO, State of Tennessee

Nashville 2018

Heidi Anderson

CIO, Prestige Financial Services

CIO · SLC '25

Jennifer Hohman

CIO and VP, Seadrill

Kansas City 2021

Brian Cherry

Director Information Security, Diebold Nixdorf

Chattanooga 2023 Fort Myers 2024

Rebecca Roerick

CEO, Gather Resources

Houston 2024

Jon Brown

CIO, TripleKey

Nashville 2018

Arthur Harvey

VP, CIO, Boston Medical Center

Boston 2017

Jessica Allen

COO, Defense Cybersecurity Group

CIO · CIN '25 CISO · CIN '25

William Choi

CRO/CIO, FenixPyre

Fort Myers 2024

Steven Carter

Principal, eirô consulting

Houston 2024

Kevin Karnes

Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller

Fort Myers 2024

Joey Johnson

CISO, Premise Health

Nashville 2018

Jim Chilton

CIO, Cengage Group

Nashville 2018

Maureen Niemic

Chief of Staff, Office of the CISO, Kontoor Brands

CISO · CIN '25

Stefanie Krievins

Director of Strategy & Partnerships, The Executive Initiative

Philadelphia 2026

Jubin Thomas Mundackal

VP, Global Data, Retail & Product Systems, Capri Holdings

Philadelphia 2026

Paul Edmisten

PE Executive EY

Chattanooga 2023 Nashville 2018 San Antonio 2019 Savannah 2020

Jody Davids

SVP, Global CIO, PepsiCo

Boston 2017

Parag Pujari

CIO, Jurgensen Companies

CIO · CIN '25

John Palinkas

CEO, Institute for Digital Transformation

CIO · CIN '25

James Carman

CTO, Callibrity

CIO · CIN '25

Kirk Diepenbrock

CIO, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Chattanooga 2023 Kansas City 2021

Shawn Burke

Co-Founder and CTO of Elysian Technology

Fort Myers 2024

Don Welch

CISO, Penn State University

Boston 2017

Phil Fasano

CEO, Bay Advisors

Boston 2017 Nashville 2018 San Antonio 2019 Savannah 2020

Erik Kubinski

CIO, General Manager, Fresenius

San Antonio 2019

Allan Abrams

CI&SO, Kipu Health

Houston 2024

Chris Hallenbeck

CISO of Tanium

Fort Myers 2024

Craig Adams

CIO, Fortium Partners

CIO · SLC '25

Nicole Tremblett

Vice President IT&S - Strategy & Planning, HCA

Nashville 2018

Brian Moyer

CEO, The Innovation Studio

Nashville 2018

Eric Sorenson

CISO, doTERRA International

CIO · SLC '25

Paul Quanrud

Cyber Security/Risk Management Leader, Tata Consultancy

Fort Myers 2024 Kansas City 2021 Savannah 2020

Adam Marre

CISO, Arctic Wolf

CIO · SLC '25

Mark S. Blanke

Chairman & Founder, The Executive Initiative

Boston 2017 Chattanooga 2023 CIO · CIN '25 CIO · SLC '25 CISO · CIN '25 Fort Myers 2024 Houston 2024 Kansas City 2021 Nashville 2018 Philadelphia 2026 San Antonio 2019 Savannah 2020

Todd Grothenhuis

vCISO, GuidePoint Security

CISO · CIN '25

George Lesko

CIO, Blue Buffalo

Boston 2017

Stuart Hill

CIO, DK Tire

Savannah 2020

Dwayne Paro

CIO, Modern Technology Solutions

Nashville 2018 San Antonio 2019

Ryan Kean

CIO, Total Quality Logistics

CIO · CIN '25

Blake Hoskinson

Delivery Manager, Mainline Information Systems

Chattanooga 2023

Bradley Enneking

CIO, HTLF

Houston 2024

Mark Schwartz

Enterprise Strategist, AWS; former CIO, USCIS

Boston 2017

Jim Rutt

CIO, The Dana Foundation

Boston 2017 San Antonio 2019