Tiffany Benjamin serves as the Humana Foundation’s Chief Executive Officer. In her role as CEO, Tiffany guides the Foundation in establishing new ways to co-create healthy communities and eliminate unjust differences in U.S. health and health care. She is committed to closing systemic gaps in mental/behavioral health, nutrition, and food security. She leads the Foundation’s philanthropic disaster response and recovery strategy, as well as its scholarships and associate giving programs. She brings a strong understanding of healthcare systems and policy and the social determinants of health.
Prior to 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. Tiffany previously served in various roles at Lilly within the legal function.
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 was named to the inaugural TIME Most Influential Philanthropists list in 2025. In 2022, she was recognized as one the 100 Most Influential Black Americans by The Root. She was also awarded the 2024 Corporate Philanthropy Leadership Award by the Council on Foundations. She has received various other recognition including being named 2021 Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Young Alumni; the 2021 United Way of Center Indiana’s Exceptional Executive of the Year; one of the 2023 “Businesswomen in the Bizwomen 100” by The Business Journals; one of “Power 50” by the Louisville Business First in 2023 and 2024; and a recipient of the 2023 Louisville Healthcare CEO Council’s Optimize Healthy Equity Champion Award.
Tiffany serves on the boards of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (Chair), Indiana University Lilly School of Philanthropy (Chair Emeritus), Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Advisory Board, Leadership Kentucky, and Early Learning Indiana. Tiffany writes extensively about topics around private philanthropy and health equity and teaches undergraduate courses at the Indiana University Lilly School of Philanthropy.