CIO Partners Retained by Trupanion to Fill Senior Technology Position

November 7, 2025 – CIO Partners has been retained by Trupanion to lead their search for the role of vice president of technology operations, located in Seattle. Reporting to the chief information officer, the vice president is responsible for overseeing IT infrastructure, systems, and service delivery functions and for ensuring optimal performance, security, scalability, and availability of IT services in alignment with business objectives.

This individual will lead teams across infrastructure, cloud operations, network engineering, service desk, and IT support, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and reliability.

Trupanion is a leader in medical insurance for cats and dogs throughout the United States, Canada, and certain countries in Continental Europe, with over 1,000,000 pets currently enrolled. Founded in 2000, Trupanion is listed on Nasdaq and is committed to providing pet parents with the highest value in pet medical insurance with unlimited payouts for the life of their pets. With their patented process, Trupanion is the only North American provider with the technology to pay veterinarians directly in seconds at the time of checkout.

Marietta, GA-based CIO Partners is focused on technology leadership searches across all industries and corporate sizes, from start-ups to Fortune 100 organizations. Founded in 2001, the firm specializes in and emphasizes that it understands the uniqueness of the top technology roles.

As president and managing partner of CIO Partners, Joe Gross leads the firm and is responsible for the strategic implementation and execution of recruitment best practices for the firm’s client partners. Under his stewardship, CIO Partners has been recognized by Forbes as the top executive search firm with a 100 percent niche in technology leadership engagements and ranked by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as a Best Place to Work. Previously, Mr. Gross served as COO for the firm while managing, improving, and scaling all company operations.

With over 13 years of recruiting experience, Barry Cressley is executive director with the firm responsible for identifying IT leadership talent both locally and nationally. He built his reputation in the technology community by working with some of the top technologists in the Atlanta area, including .NET, Java, Scala at both the development and architect levels as well as a wide array of cloud-based projects ranging from DevOps to cloud architects (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).

CIO Partners has been busy filling senior roles in recent months. Below is an overview from the Hunt Scanlon Media archives.

RaceTrac recently retained CIO Partners to lead their search for the role of chief information officer. With the retirement of John Lukas at the end of the year as vice president of information technology at RaceTrac Inc., the convenience-store retailer is creating a brand new CIO role to lead the company’s information technology team and partner with senior leadership on organization strategy. The CIO will guide the company into its next era of innovation, focused on enterprise-wide technology vision, cybersecurity, data strategy and AI adoption, a spokesperson for Atlanta-based RaceTrac told CSP. “I’m truly humbled by the opportunity to assist RaceTrac with our technology transformation and most importantly working side by side with the best people in our industry,” Mr. Lukas said. “I’m confident that the transition will be smooth and our new IT leadership will bring fresh new experiences to RaceTrac that will support our growing needs.”

Reworld Waste, a leader in sustainable waste solutions, has selected CIO Partners to lead their search for the role of chief information officer. This position will be located in Morristown, NJ. Reworld provides innovative and environmentally responsible services to a global community. They are committed to advancing zero waste initiatives and supporting sustainability goals through state-of-the-art technologies that reimagine, reduce, reuse, recycle, recover, and renew.

CIO Partners is currently at the closing stages of recruiting a new CIO for Walker-Miller Energy Services. Walker-Miller is seeking a visionary CIO to lead its technological revolution. As a key member of our executive team, you will be instrumental in shaping the company’s strategic direction, development, and future growth. By stabilizing the company’s technology infrastructure, driving automation, and integrating AI into its decision-making processes, you will ensure our operations and client-facing services are at the cutting edge of efficiency and effectiveness. This role is not just about managing technology but also about leveraging technology to create new revenue streams and to ensure technology is a key differentiator in the business.

Related: CIO Partners Assists University of Vermont with CIO Search

Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor  – Hunt Scanlon Media