Webinar: Why Well-Being Needs a Seat in the C-Suite: The Transformative Role of Chief Well-being Officers

Dr. Jennifer Posa is an organizational psychologist recognized by the Wall Street Journal and The New Yorker and featured on multiple podcasts for her work advancing workforce well-being as a driver of peak performance. A respected thought leader in organizational support, psychological well-being, and workplace culture, she partners with organizations to catalyze transformation through research agendas, measurement frameworks, and service models designed for today’s most demanding environments. As the first Chief Wellbeing Officer at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), she designed and executed the Intelligence Community’s first Congressionally mandated workforce well-being program. Previously, she held multiple leadership roles at Johnson & Johnson, including Global Head of Employee Mental Wellbeing & Workplace Effectiveness, overseeing the mental health and well-being of 140,000 employees across 77 countries. She also spent 17 years at Mayo Clinic in business and strategy development roles focused on building corporate cultures of health. Dr. Posa holds a B.A. in Psychology from Denison University, an M.S. in Health Fitness Management from American University, and a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from Capella University.

Sara Johnson, PhD, is the Co-President & CEO of ProChange Behavior Solution. She is also the Senior Research Fellow for the Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO), immediate past Chair of the Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference, and immediate former Co-Editor of Knowing Well, Being Well. She has been the principal investigator on over $10 million in federally-funded research. Sara has been recognized as one of the Top Ten Most Influential Women Scholars in Health Promotion by the American Journal of Health Promotion. Previous honors have included receiving HERO’s Mark Dundon Research Award and being named one of the 50 on Fire by Rhode Island Inno and Health Care Services Woman to Watch by Providence Business News, as well as being selected as a Top 10 Health Promotion Professional by the Wellness Council of America. She has more than 40 publications.