Jennifer M. Bazante
Ms. Bazante has a depth of experience leading world-class marketing organizations. She brings extensive knowledge to our Board as a marketing executive, with insights into brand recognition, customer experience, and digital transformation. Ms. Bazante also contributes extensive knowledge in the areas of leadership, strategic planning, and project management which, together with her deep marketing expertise, is highly valuable to the Board.
Career Highlights
Ms. Bazante served as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for Humana, a leading healthcare company with a focus on health insurance and integrated healthcare service delivery from 2014 until her retirement in 2024. In that role, she oversaw the company’s brand and reputation efforts and led the strategies for customer acquisition and engagement as well as direct-to-consumer and business-to-business marketing across traditional and digital channels. She was instrumental in the launch of CenterWell, Humana Inc.’s healthcare service brand across pharmacy, primary care and home health
Prior to Humana, Ms. Bazante held several roles at Visa Inc. over a 14-year tenure including Head of Global Brand and Product Marketing, Global Sponsorship Marketing, and Global Merchant Marketing. She began her career at Colgate-Palmolive where she spent time in South America leading multiple product categories and in New York where she drove the development of new, innovative product bundles. Ms. Bazante has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Women in Brand Marketing and is frequently invited to participate in the evaluation and selection of best in class marketing and advertising work across multiple industries.
Education
Ms. Bazante received her master’s in international business administration from the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina and a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University.