Payal Sahni is Chief People Experience Officer (CPXO), Executive Vice President, at Pfizer. As CPXO, she is responsible for the company’s overall colleague experience, including: diversity, equity, and inclusion; total rewards including employee benefits and compensation; global talent strategy; colleague communications and engagement; and workplace solutions & services. She is also the Executive Sponsor of the Global Asian Alliance colleague resource group.

Under Payal’s leadership, Pfizer’s People Experience (PX) organization is accountable for more than 80,000 colleagues around the world and focused on fostering an environment where Pfizer’s people can thrive, grow, and contribute to a shared purpose: Breakthroughs that Change Patients’ Lives. She believes that every person deserves to be seen, heard, and cared for—a sentiment she brings to work every day. In 2021, Pfizer launched the Refugee Leadership Initiative, a program conceived and executed by PX colleagues, which supports the economic inclusion of refugees and other displaced people through hiring, mentoring, and advocating. Payal is extremely proud that Pfizer consistently ranks as a top employer on lists such as Forbes’ World’s Best Employers, Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work, and the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index.

Payal joined Pfizer Human Resources in 1997. In her prior role, she was the Senior Vice President, Human Resources (HR), for Pfizer Biopharmaceuticals Group, leading the HR strategy for Pfizer’s entire commercial organization. Previously, she held a number of Regional and Global HR roles of increasing responsibility supporting the business around the world, including leading the Talent Organization for Pfizer Global Supply. She spearheaded numerous transformations as the company evolved its business structure, culture, and real estate, and was instrumental in managing HR strategy for several mergers and acquisitions, including most recently the integration of Seagen, a global biotechnology company. Earlier in her career, her remit included the corporate affairs, legal, compliance, and Chief Business Office functions.

Payal holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Rider University and a Master of Arts in Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

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