Humana Foundation Appoints Walter D. Woods as New Foundation Chief Executive Officer
October 17 2017 - 10:30AM
Business Wire
Experienced nonprofit leader to guide Humana
Foundation as it focuses on addressing social determinants of
health
The Humana Foundation, philanthropic arm of Humana Inc. (NYSE:
HUM) for the past 36 years, announced today that Walter D. Woods
has been appointed the foundation’s chief executive officer. He has
started in the role this week. Woods brings 30 years of corporate
and nonprofit experience to the position, including roles where he
focused on helping senior citizens live healthier lives.
Woods joins the Humana Foundation as it has been evolving its
overall strategy to focus primarily on addressing the upstream
barriers to overcoming social determinants of health. This approach
aligns with Humana Inc.’s work to help people have more ‘Healthy
Days’ by pursuing a Bold Goal of improving the health of the
communities it serves 20 percent by 2020.
“Our aim at the Humana Foundation is to co-create communities
where leadership, culture and systems work to improve and sustain
positive health outcomes for their residents,” said Bruce D.
Broussard, President and CEO of Humana Inc., and chairman of the
Humana Foundation board of directors. “We’re excited to have Walter
come on board because of his deep interest in helping individuals
improve their health, and helping communities provide all of their
citizens the opportunity to achieve their best health.”
Woods most recently served as president of the Evangelical
Lutheran Good Samaritan Foundation, where he provided strategic
direction in driving donor and community impact, as well as
strengthening the Foundation’s overall brand. A nonprofit veteran,
Woods has served in a number of executive-level roles, with
organizations ranging from the AARP Foundation, to the World Bank,
to the Boys & Girls Clubs.
“I am grateful to have this opportunity with the Humana
Foundation at a time when the overall health of our nation has not
been trending in the right direction,” Woods said. “The Humana
Foundation’s focus on social determinants of health aligns with
Humana’s work to improve the health of the communities it serves.
The company’s Bold Goal is inspiring to many Humana associates, and
to my new colleagues at the Humana Foundation. I’m eager to begin
my work with the foundation.”
Woods – who lived part of his childhood in Louisville, Ky.,
Humana’s corporate hometown – has returned to Louisville for the
role. Interim Humana Foundation leader Pattie Dale Tye will
continue in her role with Humana Inc., leading its Bold Goal
efforts. The Humana Foundation Board of Directors wishes to thank
Tye for her many contributions leading the foundation over the past
year during the search for the organization’s new full-time
leader.
About the Humana
Foundation
The Humana Foundation was established in 1981 as the
philanthropic arm of Humana Inc., one of the nation’s leading
health and well-being companies. Located in Louisville, Ky., the
Foundation seeks to improve community health and well-being through
support of nonprofit partners that promote healthy behaviors,
health education, and access to health services. For more
information, visit humanafoundation.org.
Humana and the Humana Foundation are dedicated to Corporate
Social Responsibility. Our goal is to ensure that every business
decision we make reflects our commitment to improving the health
and well-being of our members, our associates, the communities we
serve, and our planet.
About Humana Inc.
Humana Inc. is committed to helping our millions of medical and
specialty members achieve their best health. Our successful history
in care delivery and health plan administration is helping us
create a new kind of integrated care with the power to improve
health and well-being and lower costs. Our efforts are leading to a
better quality of life for people with Medicare, families,
individuals, military service personnel, and communities at
large.
To accomplish that, we support physicians and other health care
professionals as they work to deliver the right care in the right
place for their patients, our members. Our range of clinical
capabilities, resources and tools – such as in-home care,
behavioral health, pharmacy services, data analytics and wellness
solutions – combine to produce a simplified experience that makes
health care easier to navigate and more effective.
More information regarding Humana is available to investors via
the Investor Relations page of the company’s website
at www.humana.com, including copies of:
- Annual reports to stockholders
- Securities and Exchange Commission
filings
- Most recent investor conference
presentations
- Quarterly earnings news releases and
conference calls
- Calendar of events
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Humana Corporate CommunicationsKate Marx,
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