10 CVS Health leaders in new roles in 2026
These ten CVS Health leaders each started their current role at CVS Health in 2026, from financial planning and analysis directors to engineering, operations and public policy leaders. A reader can learn how CVS Health leaders approach a role they started in 2026 from people who hold one now.
Professionals to explore
Alec Thomas
LinkedInExperience: Lead Director, FP&A · CVS Health
Alec Thomas has been Lead Director, FP&A at CVS Health since June 2026, based in Greater Hartford. Alec Thomas was also Lead Director Internal Audit at CVS Health (2025–2026) and Audit Senior Manager at Aetna, a CVS Health Company (2023–2025) and Audit Manager (2022–2023).
Andrea Bennett
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director · CVS Health
Andrea Bennett has been Executive Director at CVS Health since January 2026, based in the Louisville area, and the profile headline reads Executive Director, Public Policy at CVS Health. Andrea Bennett was Senior Director, Public Policy at CVS Health from 2019 to 2026 and Associate MED Director, Senior Policy Analyst - Center for Evidence-based Policy at Oregon Health & Science University from 2017 to 2019.
Christopher Lober
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, Compute Engineering · CVS Health
Christopher Lober has been Executive Director, Compute Engineering at CVS Health since February 2026. The profile also lists Lead Director, Systems Engineering at CVS Health as a current row from 2022, and Christopher Lober was Director, Systems Engineering at Aetna, a CVS Health Company (2017–2022).
Elena Hagman
LinkedInExperience: Director of Financial Planning and Analysis · CVS Health
Elena Hagman has been Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at CVS Health since July 2026, based in the New York City area, and the profile headline names Health Care Delivery. Elena Hagman was also Senior Manager Financial Planning Analysis at Signify Health (2022–2026).
Jacqueline White
LinkedInExperience: Lead Director - FP&A · CVS Health
Jacqueline White has been Lead Director - FP&A at CVS Health since June 2026, based in the Chicago area. Jacqueline White was also Lead Director - Health Plan Finance (2025–2026) and Senior Manager - Health Plan Finance (2024) at Oak Street Health, part of CVS Health.
Jake White
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Operations Innovation & Execution · CVS Health
Jake White has been Vice President, Operations Innovation & Execution at CVS Health since January 2026, based in Falmouth, Maine. Jake White was also Vice President of Merchandising, Consumer Health and Wellness at CVS Health (2022–2024) and Senior Director, Strategic Planning & Analytics for Category Management (2016–2020).
John Tanner
LinkedInExperience: Lead Director, Software Development Engineering - Shared Services & Advanced Technology · CVS Health
John Tanner has been Lead Director, Software Development Engineering - Shared Services & Advanced Technology at CVS Health since March 2026, based in Raleigh, North Carolina. John Tanner was also Executive Director Information Technology (2022–2026) and Senior Director Information Technology (2020–2022) at Syneos Health.
Kara Kreisher
LinkedInExperience: VP, Contact Center Operations · CVS Health
Kara Kreisher has been VP, Contact Center Operations at CVS Health since August 2026. At CVS Health, Kara Kreisher was also AVP, Member Operations (2022–2026) and Sr. Director, Medicare Clinical Operations (2020–2022), and was Director, Medicare D CD&A Operations Support (2018–2020).
Nate Armstrong
LinkedInExperience: Finance Executive Director, FP&A · CVS Health
Nate Armstrong has been Finance Executive Director, FP&A at CVS Health since August 2026, based in Mount Prospect, Illinois. At CVS Health, Nate Armstrong was also Finance Director, FP&A (2025–2026), Finance Senior Manager, FP&A (2020–2025) and Finance Manager, Operations (2018–2020).
Rajeev Natarajan
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · CVS Health
Rajeev Natarajan has been Director of Engineering at CVS Health since July 2026, based in Chandler, Arizona, and the profile headline names pharmacy products and digital experience platforms. At CVS Health, Rajeev Natarajan was also Principal Engineer (2024–2026) and Principal Engineer 1 (2022–2024).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's function and current scope to your question, since leaders in different functions each see a different part of the business. People whose 2026 role started earliest in the year have had the most time in it.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on in your first months in your current role?
- 02Which parts of your earlier roles have been most useful in the role you hold now?
- 03How do you decide which priorities to take on first when you start a role at a large company?
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