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Joan Holman

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Chief Information Officer at Barnes & Thornburg LLP
📍 Dallas, Texas, United States

Joan is an award-winning technology executive and the current Chief Information Officer at Barnes & Thornburg LLP. With over 20 years of leadership experience across legal, life sciences, and telecommunications, she excels in technology strategy and digital transformation. People who have worked with her describe her as innovative, pragmatic, and focused.

Deeply committed to her community, Joan serves as the Board Chair for Make-A-Wish North Texas. She is a vocal advocate for promoting women in technology and STEM initiatives, actively participating in several executive leadership groups including T200, an executive women in technology peer group.

Unique fact: In early 2026, Joan and her husband made a personal donation of $250,000 to Make-A-Wish North Texas to help grant wishes for children with critical illnesses.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Chief Information Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Dallas, Texas, United States
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Community Philanthropy
Serves as the Board Chair for Make-A-Wish North Texas and is a major financial donor, demonstrating a deep commitment to giving back to her community.
Advancing Women in Tech
Actively promotes female leadership through her involvement with T200, an executive women in technology peer group, and was named a "Woman in Technology" by the Dallas Business Journal.
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Career

Work history

1-2023
Chief Information Officer
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
6-2018 - 2-2023
Chief Information Officer
Clark Hill Law
4-2013 - 6-2018
Chief Information Officer
Clark Hill Law
4-2018 - 6-2018
Chief Information Officer
Clark Hill Strasburger
11-2010 - 3-2013
Sr DIrector, IT
Sigma Aldrich
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Joan Holman, Barnes & Thornburg LLP: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets. Featured in Bloomberg
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Joan Holman – Chief Information Officer, Barnes & Thornburg LLP. Featured in Barnes & Thornburg (btlaw.com)
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Education
1991 - 1993
B.S.
The University of Texas at Dallas
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