Diagnostics
10 CHROs in Diagnostics
These ten executives hold the chief human resources officer title, or an equivalent chief people officer title, at diagnostics companies and clinical laboratories. A reader can learn how CHROs lead people teams in diagnostics companies.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alex Stefanowicz
LinkedInExperience: Chief Human Resources Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Corporate Services, Board Member · Versant Diagnostics
Holds the title Chief Human Resources Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Corporate Services, Board Member at Versant Diagnostics since 2021. Other roles listed include Chief Human Resources and Compliance Officer at TED Ventures (2019–2021), Vice President, Human Resources and Operations at Integrated Lab Solution, Inc. (2014–2020) and Vice President of Human Resources at USMD (2008–2013).
Alison Highlander
LinkedInExperience: Chief People Officer · GRAIL
Chief People Officer at GRAIL since June 2026, also listed as Senior Vice President, People there (2025–2026); the profile describes GRAIL as specializing in cancer detection, including multi-cancer early detection and diagnostic aid for cancer. Other roles listed include Vice President, Human Resources at Silk Road Medical, Inc. (2017–2024) and at Roche (2013–2017).
Ally Dashner
LinkedInExperience: Chief People Officer · DELFI Diagnostics
Chief People Officer at DELFI Diagnostics since July 2026; the profile describes DELFI's mission as developing technology for early cancer detection through an accessible test. Other DELFI Diagnostics roles listed include Vice President & Head of People (2024–2026), Head of People (2022–2026) and Director, Talent Acquisition (2021–2022), plus Head of Recruiting & HRBPs at 23andMe (2020–2021).
Cecilia McKenney
LinkedInExperience: SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer · Quest Diagnostics
SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer at Quest Diagnostics since 2018; the profile describes the role as a C-level executive and strategic advisor to the CEO, partnering on board recommendations and decisions on business strategy, board director search and succession planning. Other roles listed include EVP, Human Resources & Sales Operations at Frontier Internet (2012–2015) and Member Board of Directors at UniFirst Corporation (since 2024).
Julie Wood
LinkedInExperience: Chief People Officer · Arkana Laboratories
Chief People Officer at Arkana Laboratories since 2022; the profile describes Arkana Laboratories as a center for esoteric pathology. Other roles listed include Vice President of HR Strategy & Operations (2014–2019) and Director of Human Resources (2010–2014) at Heifer International, and Owner at hrlife (since 2020).
Karen Hargett
LinkedInExperience: Chief People Officer · Gravity Diagnostics
Chief People Officer at Gravity Diagnostics since 2022; the profile describes Gravity Diagnostics as a diagnostics laboratory that provides testing services. Other Gravity Diagnostics roles listed are Vice President Human Resources (2021–2023) and Human Resources Director (2020–2021), and the profile also lists Head of Talent Acquisition, North America at Prysmian (2019–2020).
Lucie Iammatteo
LinkedInExperience: Chief People Officer · BIONEXT - Laboratoire d'analyses médicales
Chief People Officer at BIONEXT - Laboratoire d'analyses médicales since May 2020, the only role in the work history shown. The profile, written in French, describes BioneXt Lab as a medical analysis laboratory and describes experience in human resources management and in labor relations (relations sociales).
Nanditha Yelamanchi
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer · Bio-Rad Laboratories
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Bio-Rad Laboratories since March 2026; the profile describes Bio-Rad as developing and manufacturing products for the life science research and clinical diagnostic markets. Other roles listed include Chief Human Resources Officer at ALCOR Scientific (2025–2026) and Vice President Human Resources, Anatomical Pathology and Fisher Heathcare Divisions at Thermo Fisher Scientific (2015–2019).
Shereen Solaiman
LinkedInExperience: Chief People Officer · Myriad Genetics
Chief People Officer at Myriad Genetics since 2023; the profile describes Myriad as a genetic testing and precision medicine company and lists responsibility for learning and development, talent acquisition, workforce planning, employee relations and leadership development. Other roles listed include CHRO - SVP Human Resources at OhioHealth (2020–2022) and Vice President - Human Resources there (2010–2020).
Stacy Aurora
LinkedInExperience: Chief People Officer · Karius
Chief People Officer at Karius since 2024; the profile describes Karius as providing infectious disease diagnostics powered by microbial DNA and NGS. Other Karius roles listed are VP, People & Strategic Partnerships (2023–2024) and VP, Head of Human Resources (2019–2023), and the profile also lists Member Board Of Directors at Biocom Institute (since 2021).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's company to yours, since HR for a large national testing laboratory differs from HR for a venture-backed company bringing a new test to market. Also look at the roles each person held outside the top HR job, such as talent acquisition or compliance, if your question sits in one of those areas.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you recruit and keep licensed laboratory scientists and technicians when they are in short supply?
- 02How did you adjust staffing and pay when testing volumes rose or fell sharply?
- 03How do you build the people function at a diagnostics company moving from research into commercial testing?
Reaching CHROs in Diagnostics
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