Denao Ruttino

Denao Ruttino, CHCIO, CDH-E, FACHE, currently serves as the Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Southern Illinois Healthcare, a position held since July 2022. Previous experience includes a role as Vice President of Operations and Chief Information Officer at Firelands Health from July 2013 to June 2022, where Denao was responsible for various departments including Diagnostic Imaging and Information Services, managing combined budgets of approximately $130 million. Denao's career also encompasses leadership positions at ACC as Chief Executive Officer and Advanced Computer Connections as Chief Technology Officer, alongside early military service in the US Army. Denao holds a Master of Health Administration from Ohio University and a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology with a focus on Security from Western Governors University.