The Best Employers Award: Excellence in Health & Well-being recognizes employers for their outstanding commitment to advancing workforce health and well-being through comprehensive and innovative benefits and initiatives.

The 2025 Best Employers Award: Excellence in Health & Well-being winners were awarded in April 2025 at our Annual Conference. The 2026 Best Employers application will open in fall 2025.

Best Employers: Excellence in Health & Well-being Award

The Best Employers Award: Excellence in Health & Well-being recognizes employers for their exemplary commitment to advancing workforce health and well-being through comprehensive and innovative benefits and initiatives.


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Award Winner Recognition

Winning a Best Employers Award elevates your company as an employer of choice and provides local, national and global exposure.


Winners receive a comprehensive media kit that includes a digital seal, press release and social media templates.


Award recipients are also featured on the Business Group on Health website, social media platforms, email campaigns and in a formal press release.


All honorees are further celebrated during the Awards Celebration at the Business Group on Health Annual Conference.

Additional Opportunities

Winners of the Best Employers Award: Excellence in Health & Well-being are also eligible for additional recognition in one or more of three categories.


Excellence in Global Health & Well-being, 2026 Excellence in Mental Health, 2026  Excellence in Health Inclusion, 2026

Best Employers Award: Excellence in Health & Well-being Orientation Webinar

Save the date: September 4, 2025


Join Business Group on Health for guidance on the application process, plus a few extra tips and tricks for building an authentic application that showcases how your organization is a leader among peers.

2025 Award Winners

American Express Logo
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American Express
Axa Logo
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AXA XL
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Bain & Company
Bank of America Logo
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Bank of America
BD logo
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BD
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
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Bon Secours Mercy Health
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Booz Allen
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Bristol Myers Squibb
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Brown Brothers Harriman
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Cardinal Health
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CNO Financial Group
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Compass Group USA
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CVS Health
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Dell Technologies
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DTE Energy
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Erie Insurance
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EY US
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General Motors
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Goldman Sachs
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Logo
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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HII
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HP
Humana logo
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Humana
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IDEXX
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JPMorganChase
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KeyCorp
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Koch
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Labcorp
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McKinsey & Company
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Merck & Co., Inc.
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Morgan Stanley
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Nationwide Insurance
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Navy Federal Credit Union
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Nestlé in the U.S.
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NextEra Energy
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Nielsen
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Northrop Grumman Corporation
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PepsiCo, Inc.
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PwC
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Quantum Health
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Smith+Nephew
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STELLANTIS
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Takeda
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Target
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TD
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Texas Health Resources
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The Cigna Group
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The Walt Disney Company
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UnitedHealth Group
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University of Virginia
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Unum Group
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UPMC

2025 Best Employers Award: Excellence in Health & Well-being Peer Judges

Thank you to our esteemed 2025 Peer Judges! The Best Employers program would not be possible without the commitment and support they provided.

  • Rubi Alves, Human Resources Management, Exxon Mobil
  • Michelle Carson, Senior Benefits Analyst, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
  • Bhargav Chandrashekar, Global Medical Director, GE Healthcare
  • Theresa Conley, Sr. Manager of Benefits Design, Ferguson
  • Marco Diaz, SVP, Global Health of Benefits, NewsCorp
  • Kim Duck, VP, Global Benefits, NewsCorp
  • Sara Flanagan, Global Wellbeing Director, Boston Consulting Group
  • Angela Drago, GVP, Global Benefits, Gartner
  • Bridget Hallman, Employee Wellness Manager, Paychex
  • Aimee Hollis, Director, Global Wellbeing, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
  • Marcene (Marcy) Hotchkiss, Manager, Employee Well-Being Programs, Paychex
  • Jennifer Kees, Sr. HR Consultant, Advocate Health
  • Kellie Keyes, Consultant, KNA Total Rewards, Kellanova
  • Kara Matz, Wellness Manager, GE Aerospace
  • Fiona Mohring, VP Global Health & Wellness Benefits, Stanley Black and Decker
  • Carrie Motschwiller, Manager, Total Rewards, Global Benefits and Wellbeing, Mastercard
  • Susan Moley, Head, North America Benefits, Global Wellness and Medical, GE Aerospace
  • Brandy Parrish, Benefits Strategy & Well-being Partner, Dematic
  • Benjamin Ryder, Director, KNA Total Rewards, Kellanova
  • Ben Simmons, HR Strategy Design Consultant V, Workforce Well-Being, Data and Reporting, Kaiser Permanente
  • Louise Slark, VP Total Rewards, Choice Hotels International
  • Brook Steffensmeier, Well-being Program Coordinator, Advocate Health
  • Kate Stemle, Director, Global Benefits, Cloud Software
  • Elizabeth Thorson, Wellbeing Program Coordinator, Mutual of Omaha
  • Kasey Wightman, Well-being Manager, CF Industries

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Additional Opportunities

Winners of the Best Employers Award: Excellence in Health & Well-being are also eligible for additional recognition in one or more of three categories.


Excellence in Global Health & Well-being, 2026 Excellence in Mental Health, 2026  Excellence in Health Inclusion, 2026

Best Employers Award: Excellence in Health & Well-being Orientation Webinar

Save the date: September 4, 2025


Join Business Group on Health for guidance on the application process, plus a few extra tips and tricks for building an authentic application that showcases how your organization is a leader among peers.

About Us

Business Group on Health is a network of professionals helping large employers optimize business performance by improving the way they approach health and benefits. We leverage our network of members to share best practices, shape health care policy, and craft innovative solutions for the health care issues employers care about.