Minnesota IT Leadership Forum Overview


President
Brian Kirchner
CTO
GE Fleet Services

Vice President

Richard Binger
Director, Data Center Services
Security Financial       


Secretary
Mike Matheis
Director of Applications
TCF Financial

Program Chair
Ron Swan
Director of IT
Thrivent Financial    


Past President
Mike Rhodes
Vendor Management
SUPERVALU

Established in August 2001, the Minnesota IT Leadership Forum was created by efm and initial leadership and partnership from IT leaders within Target Corporation, Cargill, Medtronic and Carlson Companies.  Since its inception, the Minnesota IT Leadership Forum has grown significantly.  From those three initial companies the Forum is now represented monthly by IT leaders from 37 companies of which 14 are Fortune 500 companies.

Covering topics ranging from contract negotiation to disaster recovery to best practices for vendor management, this group has solidified itself as a critical mass of IT leaders in the region.  The Minnesota IT Leadership Forum is the guiding force behind the Minnesota IT Symposium which is an annual “by invitation only” event for IT leaders throughout Minnesota and the surrounding states.

If you are interested in becoming a forum member, please email efm@efminc.com or call 515-332-7940 to inquire about membership criteria.

Current Forum Members

  • 3M
  • ADC
  • AGA Medical
  • Allianz Life Insurance Co.
  • American Express
  • BankFirst Corp.
  • Berry Plastics
  • Cargill
  • Caribou Coffee Company
  • Deluxe
  • Deluxe Corp
  • Dunwoody College of Technology
  • Eaton Corporation
  • Ecolab
  • Faegre & Benson
  • Federated Mutual Insurance
  • Gander Mountain Company
  • GE Fleet Services
  • General Mills
  • Gray Plant Mooty
  • Great River Energy
  • HealthPartners
  • Hennepin County
  • HomeServices of America
  • IMI Conelius
  • Interpublic Group of Companies
  • Jack Link's Beef Jerky
  • Johnson Brothers Liquor Co.
  • Kroll, Inc.
  • Lifetouch Inc.
  • McAfee, Inc.
  • Medtronic
  • Michael Foods
  • Minnetronix, Inc.
  • MN Office of Enterprise Technology
  • MoneyGram
  • Nash Finch
  • Northwest Airlines
  • Schwan Food Company
  • Seagate Technology
  • Securian Financial Group
  • Sherburne County
  • SHPS
  • St. Jude Medical
  • State of Minnesota
  • State of Minnesota, DHS
  • Stratasys, Inc.
  • SUPERVALU
  • Target
  • TCF Financial
  • Thrivent Financial
  • U.S. Bank
  • United Healthcare
  • United Subcontractors
  • UnitedHealth Group
  • UnitedHealth Technologies
  • Valspar Corporation
  • Watson Wyatt Worldwide
  • Wells Fargo

Current Meeting

June 10, 2009
Web 2.0
Thrivent Financial

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