Events DC has retained SearchWide Global to find a strategic and hands-on Chief Information & Technology Officer (CITO) to lead enterprise-wide technology strategy, operations, and innovation across a diverse and high-profile portfolio of venues and business lines. This executive will oversee all aspects of technology infrastructure, cybersecurity, enterprise systems, and service delivery, ensuring secure, reliable, and scalable solutions that support conventions, meetings, sports and entertainment events, and corporate operations.

Events DC is the premier host of conventions, entertainment, sporting, and cultural events in the nation’s capital. From the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and CareFirst Arena, to our new home for virtual events, GATHER by Events DC, our state-of-the-art venues and dynamic portfolio of events showcase the best of Washington, DC for visitors from across the city and around the world. Large or small. in-person, virtual, or hybrid. We Make DC Happen!

Reporting directly to the President & CEO, the Chief Information & Technology Officer will serve as a key member of the executive leadership team and a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders. The role will drive enterprise technology strategy while ensuring operational excellence across help desk services, information governance, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and vendor partnerships. The CITO will also play a critical role in advancing digital innovation, enhancing the guest and client experience, and aligning technology investments with organizational priorities.

View the full position overview here. 

If interested in learning more about this great opportunity, please apply or send your resume to our SearchWide executive, Carmen Rodgers. 

Contact: Carmen Rodgers, Executive Recruiter, info@searchwideglobal.com

Location: Washington, DC

About SearchWide Global

SearchWide Global is a full-service executive search firm, placing hundreds of executives, primarily for companies in the travel, tourism, hospitality, convention, trade association, venue management, and experiential marketing industries. Specializing in C-Level and Director level executive searches for companies ranging in size from Fortune 500 corporations to mid-sized public and private companies and associations. Headquartered in St. Paul, MN, USA, and several regional offices, SearchWide Global is able to serve clients and candidates nationwide. Founded in 1999, they have remained focused on four core values for almost two decades: INTEGRITY, ETHICS, PASSION, and RESPECT.

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