30 HR Directors at Listed Companies Worth Knowing

People leaders in large listed companies work at the point where strategy becomes an everyday experience. Their brief can stretch from workforce scale and skills to rewards, culture, technology, labour relations and the trust needed to make change stick.

This list brings together 30 senior people leaders working in or closely connected to listed companies in the United States. It is not a ranking. Each profile is a starting point for studying how a people brief connects to a wider business.

Titles differ, so the list includes chief people officers, chief human resources officers and closely related roles. If you are trying to strengthen a leadership team, the useful question is not who has the biggest title. It is what decision the role helps the organisation make.

1. Tiffanie Boyd

EVP and Global Chief People Officer, McDonald’s

Tiffanie Boyd is EVP and Global Chief People Officer at McDonald’s. Their brief includes global HR operations, talent, total rewards, learning, inclusion, culture and organisational effectiveness.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places global HR operations, talent, total rewards, learning, inclusion, culture and organisational effectiveness alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

2. Laura Fuentes

Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Hilton

Laura Fuentes is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Hilton. Their brief includes global human resources and Hilton Supply Management.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places global human resources and Hilton Supply Management alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

3. Donna Morris

Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, Walmart

Donna Morris is Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Walmart. Their brief includes global people strategy for more than two million associates, skills, career pathways, experience and wellbeing.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places global people strategy for more than two million associates, skills, career pathways, experience and wellbeing alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

4. Melissa Kremer

Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Target

Melissa Kremer is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Target. Their brief includes human resources for more than 400,000 team members, including recruitment, development, engagement and rewards.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places human resources for more than 400,000 team members, including recruitment, development, engagement and rewards alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

5. Beth Galetti

Senior Vice President, People Experience and Technology, Amazon

Beth Galetti is Senior Vice President, People Experience and Technology at Amazon. Their brief includes people experience and technology, with a focus on leadership principles, skills and workforce systems.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places people experience and technology, with a focus on leadership principles, skills and workforce systems alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

6. Fiona Cicconi

Senior Vice President, People Operations and Chief People Officer, Google, Alphabet

Fiona Cicconi is Senior Vice President, People Operations and Chief People Officer, Google at Alphabet. Their brief includes people operations and the employee experience for Google.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places people operations and the employee experience for Google alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

7. Nathalie Scardino

President and Chief People Officer, Salesforce

Nathalie Scardino is President and Chief People Officer at Salesforce. Their brief includes global employee success, including engagement, hiring, workforce planning, equality and culture.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places global employee success, including engagement, hiring, workforce planning, equality and culture alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

8. Jacqui Canney

Chief People and AI Enablement Officer, ServiceNow

Jacqui Canney is Chief People and AI Enablement Officer at ServiceNow. Their brief includes all talent strategies, employee experience and workforce preparation through technology and generative AI.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places all talent strategies, employee experience and workforce preparation through technology and generative AI alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

9. Ashley Goldsmith

Chief People Officer, Workday

Ashley Goldsmith is Chief People Officer at Workday. Their brief includes global human resources, belonging, diversity and global impact.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places global human resources, belonging, diversity and global impact alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

10. Stacy Dillow

Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Stacy Dillow is Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Their brief includes human capital strategy for a global workforce, transformation, culture and talent.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places human capital strategy for a global workforce, transformation, culture and talent alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

11. Carol Surface

Chief People Officer, HP Inc.

Carol Surface is Chief People Officer at HP Inc.. Their brief includes global people strategy, operating model transformation and high-performance teams.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places global people strategy, operating model transformation and high-performance teams alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

12. Angela Beatty

Chief Leadership and Human Resources Officer, Accenture

Angela Beatty is Chief Leadership and Human Resources Officer at Accenture. Their brief includes leadership and human resources across a global professional services organisation.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places leadership and human resources across a global professional services organisation alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

13. Sheri Bronstein

Chief Human Resources Officer, Bank of America

Sheri Bronstein is Chief Human Resources Officer at Bank of America. Their brief includes global human resources, workforce development, communications, security and employee wellbeing.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places global human resources, workforce development, communications, security and employee wellbeing alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

14. Robin Leopold

Executive Vice President and Head of Human Resources, JPMorgan Chase

Robin Leopold is Executive Vice President and Head of Human Resources at JPMorgan Chase. Their brief includes global human capital strategy, transformation, learning and growth.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places global human capital strategy, transformation, learning and growth alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

15. Caroline Heller

Global Head of Human Resources, BlackRock

Caroline Heller is Global Head of Human Resources at BlackRock. Their brief includes global human resources and executive leadership as a member of the Global Executive Committee.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places global human resources and executive leadership as a member of the Global Executive Committee alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

16. Jacqueline Arthur

Global Head of Human Capital Management, Goldman Sachs

Jacqueline Arthur is Global Head of Human Capital Management at Goldman Sachs. Their brief includes human capital management and people support for a global financial services firm.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places human capital management and people support for a global financial services firm alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

17. Heidi Capozzi

Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, CVS Health

Heidi Capozzi is Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at CVS Health. Their brief includes human resources, labour relations, compensation, benefits and corporate social responsibility.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places human resources, labour relations, compensation, benefits and corporate social responsibility alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

18. Erin McSweeney

Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, UnitedHealth Group

Erin McSweeney is Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at UnitedHealth Group. Their brief includes enterprise people leadership for a large health and wellbeing organisation.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places enterprise people leadership for a large health and wellbeing organisation alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

19. Ryan Craig

Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Elevance Health

Ryan Craig is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Elevance Health. Their brief includes human resources and workplace wellbeing strategy.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places human resources and workplace wellbeing strategy alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

20. Kristen Mulholland

Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Johnson & Johnson

Kristen Mulholland is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Johnson & Johnson. Their brief includes global talent, recruiting, inclusion, compensation, benefits and employee relations.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places global talent, recruiting, inclusion, compensation, benefits and employee relations alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

21. Tapaswee Chandele

Executive Vice President and Global Chief People Officer, The Coca-Cola Company

Tapaswee Chandele is Executive Vice President and Global Chief People Officer at The Coca-Cola Company. Their brief includes worldwide talent strategy and global human resources.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places worldwide talent strategy and global human resources alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

22. Treasure Heinle

Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, NIKE

Treasure Heinle is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at NIKE. Their brief includes global human resources and the people vision and strategy.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places global human resources and the people vision and strategy alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

23. Stephanie Lilak

Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, Mondelēz International

Stephanie Lilak is Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Mondelēz International. Their brief includes worldwide people function for a global workforce.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places worldwide people function for a global workforce alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

24. Sally Massey

Chief Human Resources Officer, Colgate-Palmolive

Sally Massey is Chief Human Resources Officer at Colgate-Palmolive. Their brief includes global human resources and people strategy.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places global human resources and people strategy alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

25. Ty Breland

Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Marriott International

Ty Breland is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Marriott International. Their brief includes global people strategy and a people-first culture across a large hospitality workforce.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places global people strategy and a people-first culture across a large hospitality workforce alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

26. Angela Freeman

Chief Human Resources Officer, C.H. Robinson

Angela Freeman is Chief Human Resources Officer at C.H. Robinson. Their brief includes global human resources and environmental, social and governance leadership.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places global human resources and environmental, social and governance leadership alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

27. Leslie Fautsch

Chief Human Resources Officer, Leidos

Leslie Fautsch is Chief Human Resources Officer at Leidos. Their brief includes human resources, talent and culture for a large technology and defence company.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places human resources, talent and culture for a large technology and defence company alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

28. Matthew Conti

Chief Human Resources Officer, Chemours

Matthew Conti is Chief Human Resources Officer at Chemours. Their brief includes global HR, talent, organisational development, engagement and culture.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places global HR, talent, organisational development, engagement and culture alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

29. Steven Ratner

Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Mercury Systems

Steven Ratner is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Mercury Systems. Their brief includes enterprise human resources and talent leadership for a defence technology company.

The role is useful to study because it connects the people function with a wider operating agenda.

This is useful to study because it places enterprise human resources and talent leadership for a defence technology company alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

30. Jackie Nystrom

Chief Human Resources Officer, Oshkosh Corporation

Jackie Nystrom is Chief Human Resources Officer at Oshkosh Corporation. Their brief includes workforce planning, talent development, culture integration and labour relations.

This article is a research snapshot, checked on 11 August 2026. Roles can change, especially during succession or restructuring, so confirm the source before using a name in a public post.

This is useful to study because it places workforce planning, talent development, culture integration and labour relations alongside the wider work of running a complex organisation.

Conclusion

Three themes run through the group. First, the people brief is broader than a traditional HR process list. It includes the systems that shape capability, rewards, employee experience, culture and the organisation’s ability to adapt.

Second, scale changes the work. A people decision in a large listed company affects many locations, job families, leaders and stakeholders, so the role has to connect enterprise intent with what people experience locally.

Third, the best way to read a senior people role is as an operating question. What must the organisation be able to do, and what people system will make that possible? That question is useful for executive teams well beyond the companies named here.

About the Author

Jonno White is the author of Step Up or Step Out and a Certified Working Genius Facilitator. He is Brisbane-based and works with schools, organisations and leadership teams around the world.

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