Chris Kay

Chris Kay is passionate about consumer-centric innovation that makes people’s lives easier and better.

As Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Humana, Chris works closely with internal business leaders and outside partners to design, test, and scale game-changing products and services that improve health and reduce cost, effectively delivering what he calls a “return on health.”

Prior to joining Humana, Chris served as Managing Director and CEO of Citi Ventures, where he pioneered efforts to simplify and improve the banking experience for Citi’s customers through use of digital, mobile, data, and other customer-centric solutions. Chris and his team also invested in and worked closely with a portfolio of companies to create new capabilities for the company and to accelerate their time-to-market.

Earlier in his career, Chris held several executive positions at Target over a 12-year period, ranging from leader of large merchandising departments to store operations and property development.

Chris holds a J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Minnesota and a B.A. in French and Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.