HealthPartners names chief human resources officer

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — HealthPartners today announced that Anahita Cameron is joining the organization as its chief human resources officer. Cameron begins her role today, Monday, April 9.

“We are delighted to have Anahita join our organization and bring her deep experience in Human Resources and organizational development" said Andrea Walsh, HealthPartners President and Chief Executive Officer. "She understands the importance of our Head + Heart, Together culture and will focus on how we engage our team of 26,000 colleagues to improve health, as well as deliver high quality care and coverage that is affordable for our patients, members and the community.”

Over her career, Cameron has spent 15 years at Target Corporation, holding positions in the Twin Cities, along the West Coast and abroad in Bangalore, India. Most recently, Cameron served as the vice president of human resources for Target in Minneapolis. There, she led human resources strategy for more than 300,000 team members across 1,834 stores and headquarters and served as strategic business partner to the chief operations officer and the chief stores officer.

Previously, Cameron served as Vice President of People at Banfield Pet Hospitals, a veterinary practice and part of the MARS Corporation. She began her career as a teacher with Teach for America, in Watts, California.