Tiffany Benjamin

Tiffany Benjamin serves as the Humana Foundation’s chief executive officer. As CEO, Tiffany leads the Foundation’s efforts to co-create healthier communities and eliminate unjust differences in Americans’ health and health care. She is committed to closing systemic equity gaps in mental and behavioral health, nutrition and food security, particularly for school-aged children, seniors and veterans.

Tiffany spearheaded the Foundation’s partnership with USAA to co-found Face the Fight, an initiative to reduce veteran suicides that is now supported by a coalition of over 200 organizations. Additionally, she leads the Foundation’s philanthropic disaster response and recovery strategy, as well as its scholarships and associate giving programs.

Tiffany was named to the inaugural 2025 Time100 Philanthropy list, celebrating the singular figures shaping the future of giving. In 2024, she was awarded the prestigious Outstanding Corporate Philanthropy Leaders Award from the Council on Foundations, and in 2022, The Root recognized Tiffany as one of the 100 Most Influential Black Americans.

Before joining Humana, Tiffany was president of the Eli Lilly & Company Foundation and senior director, social impact at Eli Lilly and Company. In 2020, she led Lilly’s global philanthropic efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its philanthropic efforts to address racial inequity in the United States.

Prior to that, Tiffany served as senior investigative counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee.

Tiffany has a law degree from Harvard Law School and an undergraduate degree in journalism and political science from Indiana University.

Tiffany serves on the boards of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (Chair), Indiana University Lilly School of Philanthropy (Chair Emeritus), Harvard Business School Mid-U.S. Research Center Advisory Committee, the 2024 NBA All-Star Game Committee, Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Advisory Board, Leadership Kentucky, and Early Learning Indiana.

She writes extensively on private philanthropy and health equity and teaches courses at Indiana University Lilly School of Philanthropy.