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ChicagoCIO Proud and Thankful for the City of Aurora & Michael Pegues, for not only fully bringing his team to Inspiring Women of Chicago at Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurants last week, but also capturing and sharing the event for everyone. Amazing Justin Evans! Susan Lucas | Sara Schmidt | Janet Zelenka | Kevin Boyd | Laura Kohl | Tracy Harrington | Mark Campbell, D.Sc. | Brock Morrison | Andrew Collyer | Sabina Ewing | John Mohr | Samir Shah | Thomas South | ? Lisa LaRoque | Jeffrey Stephenson | Matt Morton, CISSP, HCISPP, CISM, CGEIT | Daniel A. Mayer | Michael Smith | Angela C. Williams | Rachel Fedewa (Bohler) | Nicole Logan #Surprise #Delight #Diversity #CIO

Imaging starting your day with 20 talented peers offering to share their expertise to solve your biggest challenges. ChicagoCIO members make this practice habit and recently ended the week with a MemberxChange, sharing "CIO Superpowers" with the newest ChicagoCIO members. Experts from A-Z: AI Business Technology Transformation Data Strategy Mater Interpretation of Technology People Development Partnering to Amplify IT Agility Championing Women in IT My favorite: The IT Janitor – simplifying and cleaning up IT! ChicagoCIO’s newest members demonstrated clearly that they bring more answers to the room.?If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, join ChicagoCIO! Special thanks to ChicagoCIO Chair Kevin Boyd, University of Chicago, and Jim Hart, Burwood Group, for championing the MemberxChange. Thanks to all ChicagoCIO Underwriters: Micheal Herman, Baker Tilly US | Jim Hart, Burwood Group | Nick Shafer, Lumen Technologies | Al Ramundo, TEKsystems | Jeffrey Stephenson, Slalom | Eric Sigurdson, Russell Reynolds Associates #Answers ? ?

"Stop balancing. Start prioritizing—unwaveringly, unapologetically. Don’t keep score." #IWD2025 ChicagoCIO & ChicagoCISO united for Inspiring Women of Chicago, fostering a powerful dialogue about women in IT laser focused on International Women's Day 2025. Hosted at the beautiful Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurants, CIO host and Advisory Board Members Susan Lucas, Janet Zelenka, CIO & CFO, & Sara Schmidt, CISO at US Foods shared career insights, wisdom, laughs, and several great reads. A few standout takeaways: ?? Choose the right company, not just the job. Will they let you move internally? Will they invest in you? ?? If you’ve been in a role 3-5 years, it’s time to move. ?? Own your Power Alley—Finance. Understand P&Ls. Think like a CFO. ?? Live within your means so you can walk away from the wrong company or role. ?? Take risks. Move laterally. Say yes to what you don’t yet know. Thank you, Michael Pegues & the City of Aurora IT team, for celebrating collectively with us! Your passion was infectious. ????With gratitude to ChicagoCISO and ChicagoCIO Underwriter Executives: Jim Hart, Burwood Group | Molly Gallmeier, M.B.A., Baker Tilly US | Nick Shafer, Lumen Technologies | Al Ramundo, TEKsystems | Jeffrey Stephenson, Slalom and Eric Sigurdson, Russell Reynolds Associates. Shelby Romine, MBA Nicole Logan With women holding just 30% of tech roles, we’re stronger together in moving the needle. Join the conversation. ?What’s your biggest career lesson? #InspiringWomen #DEI

Meet the Finalists of the 2025 ChicagoCIO #ORBIE Awards | orbie.org/chicago/2025 Super Global Bob Border, Ingredion Sunil Cutinho, CME Group Ivan Skerl, Bosch Jason Strle, Discover Financial Services Vikas Wali, Elevance Health Global Eyal Altman, Littelfuse, Inc. Amol Bargaje, Mayer Brown LLP Anup "Andy" Bhojwani, Cision Munir Hafez, TransUnion Jeff Lischett, Tropicana Brands Group Large Enterprise Kelly Coomer, Sammons Financial Group Mike Maresca, Ulta Beauty Scott Morgan, Health Care Service Corporation Madhu Ramamurthy, Zurich North America Neal Sample, Walgreens Enterprise Clark Ardern, Link Logistics Manish Chawla, IAT Insurance Group Joe DeCosmo, Enova International Bhavana Devulapally, Ventas, Inc. Jolanta Pomiotlo, Marmon Holdings, Inc. Large Corporate Sean Barry, ADM Investor Services Michael Herman, Inspira Financial Kathryn Rybicki, Republic Brands Justin Stahl, Chicago Bears Tim Walter, Edward Don and Company Corporate Tom Cesario, Radio Flyer Sach Diwan, LaSalle Investment Management Steven Gall, M1 Edward Kipp, SDI Presence LLC Milind Shah, ITsavvy Nonprofit/Public Sector? Jeffrey Davies, Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network Norman Fleming, MBA, PMP, Chicago Public Schools Caroline Gallagher, Chicago Transit Authority Nick Lucius, City of Chicago Department of Technology and Innovation Vasu Modekurti, UL Standards and Engagement Michael Shay, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Crain's Chicago Business Inspire Leadership Network Christa Ogilvy

“Being a CIO is a very lonely job,” Sabina Ewing, Abbott.?Fact. ChicagoCIO is honored to build a community for leading Chicago technology leaders to come together out of the silos, find answers, and celebrate one another . Last night CIOs leading innovation and transformation were recognized as 2025 Chicago CIO of the Year #ORBIE Award Nominees at the ORBIE Leadership Reception hosted by ChicagoCIO Kevin Boyd, at the beautiful University of Chicago Gleacher Center. Answers were in the room from the ORBIE Leadership Panel, moderated by Kevin Boyd and featuring Andrew Collyer, Fitch Group, Inc. | Sabina Ewing, Abbott | Samir Shah, Brunswick Corporation | Raj S., Byline Bank. A few key takeaways: ·??????Recruiting & Retention: Invest in people and they stay ·??????Optimizing Operations: Go after that optimization – do it yourself! ·??????AI: The Headline is the democratization of AI. ·??????Innovation: Sprints help win the race + More applause, please for these incredible leaders! The ChicagoCIO Advisory Board was heads down prior in the Q1 meeting, planning the May 16 Chicago CIO #ORBIE Awards, celebrating the 2025 ORBIE Finalists and their teams, and 2025 member events, focused on building a community where no CIO is alone. Member led leadership! With appreciation to Kevin and the panel for their significant investment in planning | The ChicagoCIO Advisory Board for executing 190 nominations to talented peers | The 2025 Chicago CIO #ORIBE Nominees for coming together to recognize their teams and organizations and the ChicagoCIO Underwriter Executives and Sponsors who make this possible: Micheal Herman, Baker Tilly Digital | Jim Hart, Burwood Group | Jeffrey Stephenson, Slalom | Al Ramundo, TEKsystems | Nick Shafer, Lumen Technologies. Thank you to the Inspire Leadership Network Awards team Joye Swanson, Bailey Pousson, Lillie Sentell and Cecilia Zanone for your teamwork! #CIO #RecogntionMatters #BetterTogether

The Inspire Leadership Network Just Got Bigger…. Inspire is delighted to welcome Club CMO as our third community in the preeminent peer leadership network of C-suite executives! Check out the press release at: https://lnkd.in/e9zMwehd DM us to learn about new opportunities for connection, recognition, and inspiration!

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