CIO Council

Marketing leader and technology evangelist with 20 years of experience in product marketing and management. Powerful blend of business, leadership, technical, and communication skills.

Experienced in Private Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, IoT, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Networking, Open Source, and Big Data. Deep background in defining customer requirements and influencing buying criteria of enterprise, mid-market, and service provider segments.

Nazia Shahrin is a Senior Director of Strategy & Delivery at Royal Bank of Canada and she is also an Adjunct Professor at the University for Toronto. She is a transformation leader who has moved across RBC over the last 15 years as a Change agent with a focus on data and digital transformation. Her current role at RBC focuses on regulatory transformation and Data Governance strategy for Personal & Commercial banking. She graduated with a bachelors in Computer Science from UofT specializing in Software Engineering and also has a Masters from UofT on Information Systems Design, Analysis and Management. In 2020, she was voted WXN’s Top 100 most powerful Women. She also chairs the Diversity and Inclusion Committee for her division at RBC and sits on the board of Social Planning Toronto.

Tammylynne is the Global CIO of Donaldson. Prior to this she was the Global CIO for Self Esteem Brands (SEB). SEB is the parent company of Anytime Fitness, Waxing the City, Basecamp Fitness and The Bar Method. SEB operates over 5000 locations in almost 40 countries worldwide. In her role, Tammylynne owns technology, digital, security, infrastructure, field support and data initiatives.

Prior to SEB, Tammylynne was the CIO for Holiday Stationstores (acquired by Circle K), and she spent

15 years at Kohl’s Department Stores. Tammylynne started her career consulting for Accenture.

Tammylynne holds an Executive MBA from Marquette University, and undergraduate degrees in Math, English and Spanish.

Tammylynne sits on the Board of Directors for MN Better Business Bureau, Northrop Auditorium, Twin Cities Innovation Advisory Council, Twin Cities CIO Leadership Association, and the MN Tech Association.

In 2020, Tammylynne was recognized as one of the “Business Transformation 150” by
Constellation Research, a “Top Women in Retail Tech” by RIS News and a finalist for “CIO of the Year” by Inspire CIO, Global category.

In 2019, Tammylynne was named a finalist for “Wavemaker of the Year” by Team Women, and a finalist for “CIO of the Year” by Inspire CIO, Large Enterprise category.

In 2017, Tammylynne was named “Young Alumna of the Year” by Marquette University.

In 2014, Tammylynne was named “40 Under 40” by the Milwaukee Business Journal.

Tammylynne resides in Medina, MN with her husband and 3 children, aged 12, 8 and 6.

Rob Zelinka is the Chief Information Officer for Jack Henry & Associates. Mr. Zelinka is a member of Jack Henry and Associates’ senior leadership team and is responsible for technology strategy, operations, processes, and leading a team of technology professionals at one of Forbes best places to work. He is responsible for overseeing all aspects of cloud operations, maintaining internal systems, data management strategy, and analytics across the reach of the company and for supporting the growth of Jack Henry and Associates’ business by partnering with the company's business units on technology and analytics-related revenue generating programs. During his 30 years in the Information Technology arena, Mr. Zelinka has served in a variety of leadership positions responsible for the delivery of information technology services to support business needs across the corporate enterprise. In his prior role as Director, Enterprise Infrastructure and Operations for TechnipFMC, a multi-billion-dollar company serving the energy sector, Mr. Zelinka led a global transformation of the IT operation which included the rationalization of human capital, technology, and applications supporting the creation of a globalized technology function. Previously, he was the former Head of Information Technology and Security for PROS, a data analytics software company located in Houston, TX. He managed the delivery of global technology refresh initiatives, digital transformation, and day-to-day operations for the company’s technology and external facing cloud operations teams. Rob is a member of the Society for Information Management (SIM) and holds several industry recognized certifications and accreditations.