About CIOs of India
Premier IT Leadership Community — Powered by ISMF · Since 1996
About CIOs of India
CIOs of India (Powered by ISMF) is India’s premier Information Systems Professionals body — a national technology community bringing together the country’s most distinguished CIOs, senior IT executives, academicians, consultants, and technology leaders.
With more than 300 members spanning manufacturing, retail, automotive, FMCG, food & beverage, healthcare, education, software, BPO, e-commerce, engineering offshoring, animation, and gaming — we represent the full breadth of India’s digital economy.
ISMF (Information Systems Managers Forum) was founded in 1996 in Delhi as a not-for-profit organisation headquartered in New Delhi. Nearly three decades on, we remain India’s oldest and most respected CIO body — a trusted platform where technology leaders come together to learn, network, and lead India’s digital transformation.
At a Glance
- 🏛️ Founded: 1996
- 👥 Members: 300+
- 📍 HQ: New Delhi, India
- 🤝 Structure: Not-for-profit
- 🌐 Reach: Pan-India (Delhi, Mumbai & beyond)
- 🎯 Focus: CIOs & Senior IT Leaders
Where Do You Turn?
As a senior IT professional, you provide both strategic and tactical direction to your organisation every day. The decisions you make shape businesses, careers, and India’s digital future. Turn to CIOs of India.
Since 1996, we have inspired the most prestigious IT leaders in the industry — a community of thought leaders who share experiences, rich intellectual capital, and collectively explore the future direction of technology.
🧠 Knowledge Sharing
Gyan Hub, Gyan Bytes newsletters, and peer-to-peer sessions keep you at the cutting edge of technology trends.
🤝 Professional Network
Connect with 300+ CIOs and senior IT leaders across industries. Partner-led tech sessions and peer networking events.
🏃 Holistic Wellbeing
Health & Wealth sessions, CIO Run, CIO Golf, Family Connect events — because great leaders invest in life beyond work too.
Why CIOs of India?
We are one of very few such organisations in India — and surely the oldest. Our longevity speaks to the depth of value we deliver: genuine peer relationships, vendor-neutral discussions, and a community that puts the CIO first.
✅ India’s oldest CIO network (est. 1996)
✅ 300+ CIOs and senior IT leaders
✅ Completely not-for-profit and member-led
✅ Pan-India presence: Delhi, Mumbai & growing
✅ Strategic MoUs with NASSCOM, AWS & more
✅ Regular events, newsletters & learning platforms
Join CIOs of India
More than 300 peers have already begun deriving value — CIOs, senior IT executives, prominent academicians, consultants, and technology leaders. The community you need is waiting.