Maxine Cenac Carrington

Maxine Carrington is Chief People Officer of Northwell Health, one of the nation’s leading integrated health systems and employers. Alongside an award-winning team, she leads the enterprise people strategy for more than 108,000 team members.

Together, they strengthen the workforce, culture and organizational capabilities Northwell needs to grow, perform and lead—turning people strategy into competitive advantage. This work also advances an organization-wide commitment to team member and family well-being, creating the conditions for people to do meaningful work, grow, feel heard and valued, and thrive. Maxine is deeply committed to Northwell’s mission and considers it a privilege to support the people who bring it to life every day.

Since joining Northwell in 2008, Maxine has held leadership roles of increasing scope and impact. Her service extends beyond her core responsibilities through mentoring, teaching at Northwell’s corporate university and co-sponsoring its Business Employee Resource Groups. She is a trustee of the 1199SEIU Pension Fund for employees in the New York region, serves on the board of the National Center for Healthcare Leadership and contributes to several national people strategy advisory groups.

Maxine earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and Africana studies and a master’s degree in educational administration and policy studies from the University at Albany. She holds a Juris Doctor from New York Law School and has completed executive development programs through Northwell, the Health Management Academy and Wharton.

Her recognitions include Human Resource Executive’s Rising Star in HR, Crain’s Notables in Healthcare, Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Women in Healthcare and Becker’s Healthcare’s CHROs to Know.

Northwell’s workplace and people practices have earned numerous honors, including recognition from Becker’s Healthcare, Fortune, Forbes, Great Place to Work, Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America, Modern Healthcare and Newsweek. Northwell also earned Platinum Employer status—the highest designation—on the Burning Glass Institute and Schultz Family Foundation’s Where You Work Matters list.