20 Chief People Officers at Listed Companies in the United States to Know

People chiefs are now much more than the owners of an HR department. They help leaders decide how work is designed, how capability grows and how culture holds together when a business is changing.

This list brings together 20 people leaders connected to companies listed on US exchanges. It is not a ranking. Each person is included because a current company leadership or investor page connects them to a substantial people, culture or human resources remit.

Why these roles matter

A modern people chief often sits at the junction of strategy and daily work. The role can include talent, learning, rewards, employee experience, safety, workplace systems, communications and the leadership habits that turn a plan into something people can feel.

The companies below span retail, technology, finance, transport, energy, manufacturing, media, aviation and consumer brands. That mix makes the list useful for anyone trying to understand what people leadership looks like at scale.

People to know

1. Donna Morris

Donna Morris is Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Walmart Inc. Donna leads Walmart’s global people strategy for more than 2 million associates, with a focus on career pathways, skills-based development, the associate experience and wellbeing. Her work shows how a people chief can connect talent systems with the everyday experience of a very large frontline workforce.

For a closer look at the role, visit https://corporate.walmart.com/about/leadership/donna-morris.

2. Amy Coleman

Amy Coleman is Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Microsoft Corporation. Amy has spent more than 25 years across Microsoft’s human resources function and now leads people strategy for a company navigating a major technology and operating shift. Her background is a useful reminder that culture work is also operating-model work when the business is changing quickly.

For a closer look at the role, visit https://news.microsoft.com/source/exec/amy-coleman/?selected_tab=0.

3. Nickle LaMoreaux

Nickle LaMoreaux is Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at International Business Machines Corporation. Nickle has served as IBM’s CHRO since 2020 and leads people strategy for a global workforce of more than 300,000 IBMers across 175 countries. Her role sits close to the skills, learning and workforce questions created by a technology company serving customers through rapid change.

For a closer look at the role, visit https://newsroom.ibm.com/Nickle-LaMoreaux.

4. Melissa Kremer

Melissa Kremer is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Target Corporation. Melissa leads human resources for more than 400,000 Target team members and began her Target career as a recruiter in 2004. Her career is a strong example of how recruiting experience can grow into enterprise people leadership.

For a closer look at the role, visit https://corporate.target.com/about/leadership-team/melissa-kremer.

5. Tiffanie Boyd

Tiffanie Boyd is Executive Vice President and Global Chief People Officer at McDonald’s Corporation. Tiffanie leads McDonald’s global people function across talent management, talent acquisition, total rewards, learning and development, inclusion, culture and organisation effectiveness. Her remit makes the link between employee experience and customer experience especially visible in a franchise-led business.

For a closer look at the role, visit https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/our-company/who-we-are/our-leadership.html.

6. Sonia Coleman

Sonia Coleman is Senior Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at The Walt Disney Company. Sonia leads Disney’s global people and culture strategy, including talent, compensation, benefits, inclusion, organisation effectiveness and employee services. Her portfolio shows the breadth of people leadership in a company made up of many creative, operational and customer-facing businesses.

For a closer look at the role, visit https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/leadership/sonia-coleman/.

7. Tapaswee Chandele

Tapaswee Chandele is Executive Vice President and Global Chief People Officer at The Coca-Cola Company. Tapaswee became Coca-Cola’s Global Chief People Officer in May 2026 after leading global talent, development and HR system partnerships from 2019 to 2025. Her long internal career is a useful case study in how enterprise people leadership can grow from talent and capability work.

For a closer look at the role, visit https://www.coca-colacompany.com/about-us/leadership/tapaswee-chandele.

8. Francine Katsoudas

Francine Katsoudas is Executive Vice President and Chief People, Policy and Purpose Officer at Cisco Systems, Inc. Francine leads Cisco’s People and Communities, sustainability, social impact, government affairs, policy and workplace resources teams. Her combined remit reflects the growing overlap between people, technology, public policy and organisational purpose.

For a closer look at the role, visit https://newsroom.cisco.com/c/r/newsroom/en/us/executives/katsoudas-francine.html.

9. Darrell Ford

Darrell Ford is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at United Parcel Service, Inc. Darrell leads UPS people and health and safety strategies for approximately 460,000 UPSers and also chairs The UPS Foundation. His role brings employee experience, safety and community impact into one people leadership story.

For a closer look at the role, visit https://about.ups.com/us/en/our-company/leadership/darrell-ford.html.

10. Cheryl Lim

Cheryl Lim is Chief Human Resources Officer at Jacobs Solutions Inc. Cheryl joined Jacobs as CHRO in May 2026 after serving as CHRO and a Section 16 officer at Vertiv. Her appointment highlights a people leader’s job of linking behaviours, rewards and talent systems to shareholder value.

For a closer look at the role, visit https://www.jacobs.com/newsroom/press-release/jacobs-appoints-cheryl-lim-chief-human-resources-officer.

11. Kristin Lane

Kristin Lane is Chief Human Resources Officer at CRH plc. Kristin has led CRH’s human resources function since 2024 after earlier serving as CHRO of its Americas division. Her path shows how regional HR leadership can prepare someone for a wider enterprise role in a complex operating group.

For a closer look at the role, visit https://www.crh.com/team/kristin-lane/.

12. Josephine Berisha

Josephine Berisha is Chief Human Resources Officer at XPO, Inc. XPO's current leadership material identifies her as the person leading the company's human resources organisation. Her background includes senior HR experience across compensation, benefits and people strategy.

For a closer look at the role, visit https://www.xpo.com/es/about-us/.

13. Michelle Green

Michelle Green is Chief Human Resources Officer at Chevron Corporation. Michelle has served as Chevron’s CHRO since January 2025 and is responsible for the global HR organisation and workforce engagement. Her role shows how people strategy supports a workforce working through long-term change in the energy sector.

For a closer look at the role, visit https://www.chevron.com/who-we-are/leadership/michelle-green.

14. Tracey Cook

Tracey Cook is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Fluor Corporation. Tracey leads HR for Fluor’s global workforce of nearly 23,500 people and brings finance and business leadership experience to the role. Her combination of commercial and people experience is valuable in a project business where capability and execution are closely linked.

For a closer look at the role, visit https://www.fluor.com/about-fluor/leadership/fluor-management-team/tracey-cook.

15. Allison Ausband

Allison Ausband is Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Delta Air Lines, Inc. Allison leads Delta’s global talent management, total rewards and HR service delivery functions for a people-led airline. Her work sits at the heart of a service business where employee capability quickly becomes customer experience.

For a closer look at the role, visit https://news.delta.com/media-resource/leader-bios.

16. Treasure Heinle

Treasure Heinle is Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at NIKE, Inc. Treasure leads Nike’s global HR function and the company’s People vision and strategy after earlier HR leadership roles at Danaher, Tektronix and InFocus. Her career illustrates how people leadership can move between technical, industrial and consumer brands.

For a closer look at the role, visit https://about.nike.com/en/company/people/treasure-heinle.

17. Bala Purushothaman

Bala Purushothaman is Chief Human Resources Officer at The Procter & Gamble Company. Bala’s HR organisation focuses on organisation design, culture, talent as a competitive advantage and the employee experience. His remit puts organisation design and capability alongside the more familiar HR responsibilities.

For a closer look at the role, visit https://us.pg.com/leadership-team/bala-purushothaman/.

18. Isabel Cruz

Isabel Cruz is Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at PayPal Holdings, Inc. Isabel leads PayPal’s global HR efforts and real estate strategy, bringing earlier people leadership experience from Walmart and a 20-year career at GE. Her path shows the value of combining workforce, transformation and workplace experience in a technology company.

For a closer look at the role, visit https://about.pypl.com/who-we-are/executive-leadership/isabel-cruz/default.aspx.

19. Kelly Mahon Tullier

Kelly Mahon Tullier is Vice Chair and Chief People and Corporate Affairs Officer at Visa Inc. Kelly leads Visa’s people, communications, government engagement, inclusive impact, sustainability, transformation and corporate services functions. Her broad portfolio makes the people leader a central partner in reputation, growth and stakeholder trust.

For a closer look at the role, visit https://investor.visa.com/corporate-governance/management-team/default.aspx.

20. Sheri Bronstein

Sheri Bronstein is Chief People Officer at Bank of America Corporation. Sheri leads a global team of 4,800 professionals across 26 countries and oversees HR, workforce development, communications, security and philanthropy. Her role shows how a large financial institution can place people strategy alongside reputation, safety and workforce opportunity.

For a closer look at the role, visit https://newsroom.bankofamerica.com/content/newsroom/executive-bios/sheri-bronstein.html.

A broad view of people leadership

The strongest pattern across these roles is range. Some leaders are focused on global talent and culture, while others also carry safety, communications, sustainability, real estate, policy or community responsibilities.

That range matters because the employee experience is shaped by more than a policy document. It is shaped by the systems people use, the skills they can build, the choices leaders make and the way the organisation responds when conditions change.

The people on this list offer different examples of that work. Together, they show why people leadership belongs in the main conversation about how listed companies grow, adapt and serve customers.