Our Allies
Tech Allies Technology Executives
Tech Allies technology executives are senior technology leaders, including CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, CDOs, VPs, and other executive-level professionals, who participate in peer networking, sponsor relationships, mentorship, and community impact programs.
Why Technology Executives Participate
The driving force behind our community
Technology executives help foster innovation, mentor future technology leaders, support students in STEM fields, and participate in relationship-focused events across Austin, Dallas, and DFW.
Executives join Tech Allies to build trusted peer relationships, connect with sponsor organizations in a less sales-driven setting, and contribute to STEM mentorship and education programs — relationships that extend well beyond standard networking.
In Their Words
What our technology executives say
“Tech Allies is impacting every corner of our community, from the children in the Tackle Tomorrow program to the underrepresented, early-career young adults in YearUp, the collegiate scholars at Huston-Tillotson and UT Dallas, and the future C-Suite professionals at Tech CXO Launchpad. Tech Allies is bringing together the heartbeat of the community – the allies we find in executives, sponsors, mentors, mentees, and innovative partners – to create a better, more connected technology industry.”
Carol Weaver
Senior LOB Risk Manager, PNC Bank
“I am proud to be part of the Tech Allies community. We have so many great relationships, and so much innovation happening all around us, that we can all be engaging in. Take the time to learn what Tech Allies is doing. There are so many exciting things happening in this group right now that no one should miss out on.”
Mike Santimaw
Chief Information Officer, TDIndustries
“Tech Allies events are free from the typical pushy sales environment of other events. Tech Allies events offer an opportunity to engage with sponsors who may have a solution you're interested in. The sponsor engagement is informal, welcoming and engagement with peers and sponsors is at your own discretion.”
Daniel Torres
Chief Information Officer, Perdue Brandon
“Tech Allies is something truly special – a space where people are passionate about technology, innovation, and, most importantly, people, come together in meaningful ways. The relationships I've built through Tech Allies go far beyond networking. They've grown into valued professional connections and lasting friendships.”
Jan Ross
Chief Information Officer, Ingenovis Health
Meet the executive community
150 senior technology leaders across Austin, Dallas, and DFW.
Ray Kunik
Senior VP, Head of Digital
3M
Keith Sadoski
CIO
42 North Dental
Nick Sims
Business Unit CIO - Structural Heart - Former
Abbott
Darryl Agostinelli
Senior Operating Executive
Abry Partners
Sumit Anand
EVP & CIO
Academy Sports
Carina Reyes
VP, Cloud COE & Platform Engineering, Former
Albertsons Companies
Jeevan Bobbili
Global Head, AI & Intelligent Automation
Alcon
Amy Evins
CITO
Alcority
Seane Vicknair
CIO
Alkegen
Krishna Manda
Principal
Alpha FMC Consulting
Paul Akin
CIO
Angels of Care
Jack Clark
VP of Special Projects
Archer Systems
Tracy Mozena
CIO
Atlantic Aviation
Blake Holman
Chief Administration Officer & CIO
BBG Real Estate Services
Sam Mohanty
SVP & CDO
Blue Health Intelligence
A. Ravi Malick
SVP & Global CIO
Box
Neelu Sethi
SVP & Global CIO
Brink's Inc.
Amol Jadhav
AI Leader
Brooksource
Mike McCranie
CIO
Builders FirstSource
Tony Wilkins
CIO & CISO
Cantex Continuing Care Network
Brandon Pauli
VP of IT
Caterpillar
Giri Sripati
VP, Digital & Technology
CBRE
Kim Morris
VP of IT
CECO Environmental
Gertrude Van Horn
SVP & CIO IT
Cien.ai
Terri Pason
Technology Escalation & Training Manager
Cinemark
Kent Barner
Principal / Advisor / CIO
CIO Suite
Marcia Morrow
SVP, Sr. Infrastructure Service Delivery Manager
Citi
David Harrison
CTO
Clap Clap Boom
Lance Taylor
Senior Manager, Cyber Defense
CLEAR
James Johnson
SVP, Director, Retail Risk Mgmt & Operations - Former
Comerica
Earl Barnes
Senior Director Infrastructure & Operations
Commercial Metals Company
Chris Bellew
Director of IT Engineering, Technologies & Ops - Former
Commercial Metals Company
Amir Tabei
CIO
Communities Foundation of Texas
Brad Lamar
VP of Information Services
Concentra
Bob Rayes
COO
Corgan
Philip Parker
VP, Software Development
Cotiviti
Michael Vining
CIO
Credit Union of Texas
Dr. Julius Smith
VP & CIO
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
Michael Anderson
CISO
Dallas College
Russ Pearlman
CIO
Dallas College
Angela Venuk
CIO
Datascan
Deep Sogani
SVP & DMO
Datasite
Rusty Kennington
CIO
Denali Water Solutions
Mike Youngs
VP of IT
DFW Airport
Trey Smith
CIO
Discovery Land Company
Maher Al Tamimi
Managing Director - Data & AI
Enform Labs
Dan Reyero
Managing Partner
EOMC
Misty Rehbein
Sr. Director of Business Operations
Epicor
Tony Caesar
SVP of IT - Former
Ericsson
Chris Andrews
CIO
European Wax Center
Michele Rodgers
CIO
Exeter Finance
Babu Nagappan
Vice President of IT
Family Dollar
Catherine Wiles
Director of Infrastructure & Security
Farmers Brothers
Tamila Fathi
CIO - Former
Finastra
Ahmad El-katib
Chief Product Officer
First Rate
Amy Czuchlewski
VP of Engineering
FIS
Ryan Nowlin
CIO
Fitness Connection USA
Joshua Spencer
Founder & CIO
FortaTech Security
Dirk Maiwald
Senior VP of IT
Franklin Mountain Management LLC
Hari Kodakalla
Head of Data & Analytics - Former
Frost Bank
John O'Carroll
Data & AI Leader
Global Medical Response
Jyl London
Digital Strategy & Ops, Portfolio & Program Mgmt
GM Financial
Lety Nettles
CIO
Hanger
Zubair Faiz
Cybersecurity Strategy, Architecture & Analytics
Hewlett Packard
BJ Meyer
CIO
Higginbotham
Merced Gonzales
CIO/CTO
HNI Healthcare
Todd Pauley
Director of Security & Compliance
Hornblower Group
Hervé de La Sayette
Global CIO
Hoya Vision Care
Rob Strickland
CIO
Incline P&C Group
Thomas Sweet
CIO
Industrial Refrigeration Pros
Mignona Cote
SVP CISO
Infor
Allen Wuescher
Executive Counselor
Infotech Research Group
Jan Ross
CIO
Ingenovis Health
Lucy Mariappa
CIO - Former
International Leadership of Texas
Harsha Bellur
EVP & CIO
James Avery Artisan Jewelry
Andres Tellez
Head of Enterprise Data Governance - Former
Kohl's
Addie Deinlein
Sp. Director, Technology Delivery
KPMG
Kristy Bonner
Sr. Director, Product Management
KPMG
Diane Kenyon
Sr Director, Project Mgmt. - Former
LCRA
Sudip Shekhawat
CTO
LeaseLock
Manoj Sigdel
SVP Engineering & Technology
LeaseLock
Chris Akeroyd
CIO
Lee Health
Bob Kerr
Director of IT
Lifescience Logistics
Giri Vattikonda
SVP, Technology Foundations & Growth
LPL Financial
Ajay Patel
VP Business & Technology Services
Mary Kay Global
Craig Carter
VP Innovation & Technology
Mary Kay Global
Jon Brickey
SVP, Cybersecurity Evangelist
MasterCard
Bob Barker
Associate Director
MGAC
Ajit Jagtap
SVP CIO
MODE Global
Raghuram Pillarisetty
VP of Engineering
Mouser Electronics
Mike Madero
VP, Information Security Identity & Access Management
Mr. Cooper
Lanette Saetre
Executive Director
Municipal Solutions
Mani Jonnalagadda
Head of Product
Myngly
Joe Lenard
VP Global Information Technology - Former
NCH Corporation
Nayan Patel
SVP Transformation & Digital Health
Neteera
Mike Anderson
Chief Digital Officer & CIO
Netskope
Mruna Asoori
CDO
Newrez
Christian Moore
VP Infrastructure Operations
NorthMark Strategies
Allan Alford
SVP Information Security
NTT Data
Barry Shurkey
CIO
NTT Data
Doug Andrews
Senior Director, Corporate NPI/NTI Quality & Reliability
NXP Semiconductors
Larry Freed
CIO
Overhead Door Corporation
Christopher DeLeon
Director of Cyber Defense
Paradigm
Rick Velasquez
CISO
Paradigm
Sarvanan Tirrnav
Global Sr. Dir., Strategy & Transformation
PepsiCo
Cynthia Dixon
Sr. Dir. Information Technology - Former
PepsiCo
Daniel Torres
CIO
Perdue Brandon
Kevin Scott
Head of Technology
PGA of America
George Pinon
CIO
Pilot Energy
Rich Robinson
CTO & Operating Partner
Platform Partners LLC
Carol Weaver
Senior LOB Risk Manager
PNC Bank
Tanweer Surve
Head of Cloud Center of Enablement
PNC Financial Services Group
Carmela Pinzone
Principal Operations Consultant
Prime Management Consultants
Pankaj Patra
CTO
Raising Cane's
Aravind Kashyap
CIO
Riddell
Stephen Tolerico
CIO
Sewell Automotive Companies
Avijit Sur
Senior Director
Solera, Inc.
Jay Reed
CTO & VP of IT
Sonida Senior Living
Philip Samson
Founder
Spherycle Thinking
Kevin Christ
CIO & CDO
Stream Realty Partners
Chris Nchopa-Ayafor
CIO - Retired
Tarrant County, TX
Elaine Silva Flesch
CISO
Taxwell
Mike Santimaw
CIO
TDIndustries
George Stolard
CIO
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Russ Murrell
CISO
Texas Capital Bank
Rafael Pimentel Pinto
Director of IT
Texas State Board of Pharmacy
Gerry Mecca
Principal - Executive Advisor
The EKG Group LLC
Renard Henry
IT Manager
Toyota Connected North America
Aaron Rundall
CIO
Trident Solutions
Brian Mork
CISO
Trinity Industries, Inc.
Heidi Cox
CIO
Trinity Industries, Inc.
Michael Smith
Vice President, IT Infrastructure & Operations
Trinity Industries, Inc.
Tom Yeung
Senior Vice President
Truist
Walid Hassan
Vice President
U.S. Bank
Thejaswi Urs
Senior VP, Software Engineering Director
U.S. Bank
Chris Boult
CIO
U.S. Urology Partners
April Sather
CISO & Interim Systemwide Cyber Defense Officer
University of California, Office of the President
Cory Wilburn
CIO
University of Texas McCombs School of Business
Karen Campbell
Associate VP & CISO
University of Washington
Alain Espinosa
Global Director, Cybersecurity Operations
UpBound Group
Patrick Benoit
CISO
Vast Bank
Ketan Thanki
Senior Director IT - Corporate Applications
Vistra Energy
Josh Kuntz
Virtual CISO
Vistrada
Royce Markose
CISO
Vistrada
Ed Gustenhoven
CIO
Wendy's
J.D. Stotts
CIO
Whitley Penn
Samir Ray
VP, eCommerce & MarTech
Wingstop
Brandi Johnson
Founder & CEO
Winters Park Academy
Joel Wolfe
Founder & CIO
Wolfe Global, LLC
Rashmi Jain
CIO/Partner
Zeal IT Consultants
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