Accolade, Inc. announced the appointment of Jennifer Hanson as chief human resources officer, executive vice president of people and culture, reporting to Accolade CEO, Rajeev Singh. Hanson will oversee Accolade's employee experience and engagement across the company's eight global offices, expanding innovative strategies to retain and attract exceptional talent at pace with the accelerated growth of the employer healthcare market. Serving as executive vice president of Accolade's people and culture business unit which supports all employees, Hanson will also focus on enhancing employee engagement and professional growth through expanded learning and development opportunities designed to ensure equitable support for all employees.

Prior to joining Accolade, Hanson led Fidelity Medicare Services, an early-stage, in-house startup which is a part of Fidelity Investment's Health Care Group. Preceding that role, Jennifer led Fidelity's Associate Experience and Employee Benefits where she focused on making Fidelity Investments an employer of choice, driving employee vitality, and ensuring that their programs, culture, and environment met the needs of their employees and businesses. Hanson was responsible for overall strategy, development, and oversight of employee benefits for Fidelity's more than 40,000 employees and over $1 billion annual spend.