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10 CVS Health HR leaders
These ten CVS Health HR leaders include a former chief people officer, a senior vice president of total rewards, vice presidents of HR and talent management, and executive director HR business partners for pharmacy, Aetna and corporate teams. A reader can learn how HR leaders build and run their teams at CVS Health.
Professionals to explore
01—10Caroline Wilke
LinkedInExperience: VP, HR - Corporate Retail & Pharmacy · CVS Health
VP, HR - Corporate Retail & Pharmacy at CVS Health since June 2025. Earlier CVS Health roles include VP, Head of People and Culture for Signify Health (2023–2025), VP, Human Resources Transformation (2022–2023) and Executive Director Human Resources - Finance (2019–2022). The profile lists post-acquisition integration and digital HR transformation expertise.
Christy Bernard
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, Human Resources Business Partner · Aetna, a CVS Health Company
Executive Director, Human Resources Business Partner at Aetna, a CVS Health Company since December 2024, partnering with Network and Marketing leadership on talent strategy and organizational design. Former Executive Director, Chief of Staff to Chief People Officer, HR Shared Services at CVS Health (2024–2025) and Lead Director, HR Business Partner at Aetna (2019–2024).
Dee D'Agostino
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Human Resources · CVS Health
Vice President Human Resources at CVS Health since June 2021; the profile headline describes a C-suite HR business partner role. Roles at Aetna, a CVS Health Company include Executive Director, Human Resources, Head of Talent Acquisition and Workforce Effectiveness (2008–2011), Head of HR Strategy and Project Management Office (2004–2008) and Head of Benefits Delivery (1998–2004).
Jennifer Grayeb
LinkedInExperience: AVP, HR Business Partner · CVS Health
AVP, HR Business Partner at CVS Health since February 2026. Former Executive Director, Retail Health HR Business Partner (2025–2026), described as leading the HR team for a roughly $600M Retail Health organization, Executive Director, Chief of Staff to the Health Care Delivery Chief People Officer (2024–2026) and Executive Director, Enterprise Talent Mobility and Succession (2024).
Katherine Wittenberg
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, HR Business Partner - PBM Operations · CVS Health
Executive Director, HR Business Partner - PBM Operations at CVS Health since July 2025. Earlier CVS Health roles include Human Resources Director, PBM Ops and Payor & Life Sciences Solutions (2022–2025), Senior Human Resources Manager for Caremark Client Services (2021–2022), and HR business partner roles for Coram infusion services and CVS Health Specialty (2014–2021).
Lauren Esposito Creutz
LinkedInExperience: VP, Chief People Officer Health Care Delivery & CVS Health Head of Talent Management · CVS Health
VP, Chief People Officer Health Care Delivery and CVS Health Head of Talent Management since September 2024. Earlier CVS Health roles include VP, Head of Talent Management (2023–2024) and VP, Organizational Effectiveness (2022–2023). Former VP, Human Resources (2018–2022) and VP, Human Resources Aetna International (2016–2018) at Aetna, a CVS Health Company.
Laurie Havanec
LinkedInExperience: EVP & Chief People Officer · CVS Health
Former EVP & Chief People Officer at CVS Health (2021–2024). The profile describes leading all HR functions for about 300,000 employees, including talent development, compensation and benefits, and labor and employee relations. Former EVP & Chief People Officer at Otis Elevator Co. (2019–2021), and a board member at American Water.
Sandra G Tran
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Human Resources · CVS Health
Vice President Human Resources at CVS Health since March 2025, described as the business partner leader for Corporate Affairs, Medical Affairs, Enterprise Strategy and Human Resources. Former VP HRBP Supply Chain & Logistics at CVS Health (2022–2025), VP Human Resources at Medline (2016–2022) and HR Director - Corporate Services at Medline (2015–2016).
Susmita Chauhan
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, Executive Talent Management · CVS Health
Executive Director, Executive Talent Management at CVS Health since April 2022. Earlier CVS Health roles include Senior Director, Leadership Development (2019–2022), Senior Director, Store Operations Human Resources (2018–2019), Senior Director, Area Human Resources Business Partner (2014–2018) and Senior Director, Retail Training & Development (2010–2014).
Tanya Taupier
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Total Rewards · CVS Health
Senior Vice President, Total Rewards at CVS Health since November 2025. Former Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer, Health Services at CVS Health (2021–2024) and Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer for Aetna, a CVS Health Company (2018–2021 and 2024–2026). The profile describes leading human capital strategy in highly regulated healthcare organizations.
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Choose by business line: a retail and pharmacy HR leader suits store and pharmacy workforce questions, an Aetna HR partner suits insurance teams, and a total rewards or talent leader suits pay, succession and development questions. Check whether the role is current before asking about today's programs.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you run HR across retail stores, a pharmacy benefit manager and a health insurer under one company?
- 02How should a large health company design total rewards for both frontline and corporate staff?
- 03What does an executive talent management team do to build succession plans for senior leaders?
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