Maxine Carrington

Maxine Carrington is senior vice president and chief people officer for Northwell health — New York’s largest health care provider private employer with more than 75,000 employees.

Since joining Northwell in 2008, Ms. Carrington has served in progressively responsible leadership roles and has successfully driven team member engagement and development at every layer of the health system. Most recently, she served as deputy chief human resources officer where she was responsible for the design and implementation of strategic initiatives related to the team member experience, career and performance development, change management, workforce diversity, equity and inclusion, corporate social responsibility, and compensation. Previously, she held several regional and site HR roles.

Prior to joining Northwell, Maxine was a manager and attorney with the New York City Mayor’s Office of Labor Relations.

In addition to mentoring within and outside of the organization, Ms. Carrington is an instructor with the Center for Learning & Innovation, Northwell’s corporate university and serves as a co-sponsor of the organization’s business employee resource groups. She is also a trustee of the 1199 Pension Fund serving employees for the New York Region and serves on the board of the Interfaith Nutrition Network (The INN), a not-for-profit organization that provides essential services to assist those challenged by hunger, homelessness, and poverty.

Maxine holds 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 in New York. She obtained her Juris Doctorate degree from New York Law School.