Webinar: Why Well-Being Needs a Seat in the C-Suite: The Transformative Role of Chief Well-being Officers
Thursday, March 26, 2026 (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM) (CDT)
Description
Amid mounting concerns about declining employee engagement, mental health, and well-being, an increasing number of organizations are adding Chief Well-Being Officers to their C-Suite. This webinar features the inspiring stories of and the lessons learned by two brave trailblazers, each of whom served as inaugural Chief Well-Being Officers in high-performance organizations.
Jen Fisher established well-being as a strategic business priority at Deloitte, while Dr. Jennifer Posa executed the first Congressionally mandated mission to advance workforce readiness, resilience, and well-being at the Central Intelligence Agency. The insights they share will underscore how imperative it is for organizations to be strategic, holistic, and data-driven in their quest to optimize performance and well-being by transforming organizational culture and nurturing personal and collective purpose.
Learning objectives
After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Define the scope of responsibilities of a Chief-Well-Being Officer within an organization.
- List three examples of the value of the Chief-Well-Being Officer role.
- Identify two key strategies used by CWOs to define, execute, and measure the impact of a successful well-being initiative.
SPEAKERS
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.
Jen Fisher is a global authority on workplace well-being, bestselling author of Work Better Together, and Founder and CEO of The Wellbeing Team. As Deloitte US’s first Chief Wellbeing Officer, she pioneered a human-centered approach to work that reshaped how organizations think about well-being. Drawing on her personal experiences with burnout and cancer, Jen helps leaders build cultures where people thrive physically, mentally, and emotionally. She is the creator and host of The WorkWell Podcast, a TEDx speaker, and a featured voice at global events including Workhuman, SXSW, and the Milken Global Conference. Her work has appeared in Harvard Business Review, Fortune, and CNN, and she serves as the U.S. Brand Ambassador for the World Wellbeing Movement and Director of Impact for Happiness Camp. Jen believes hope is a strategic imperative and equips leaders to harness it to create workplaces that sustain and uplift people. She lives in Miami with her husband, Albert, and their dog, Fiona.
Sponsored by Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive 1 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Provider ID#101039
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Non-Members receiving Continuing Education Credits $40
All attendees can request a certificate of attendance and continuing education credit (if available) - Please note that HERO Members receive this service free of charge and Non-Members pay a fee of $40.
12pm-1pm CT
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