Amaka Agumadu is a senior people and transformation leader with over two decades of global experience across People, Culture, and HR transformation. She is currently the Senior Vice President, People Operations at Humana, where she leads enterprise-wide people operations strategy, aligning workforce initiatives with business outcomes to drive scale, efficiency, and sustainable growth. Previously, Amaka served as VP, Global Head of People Digitalisation at Visa, where she led high-performing teams to deliver innovative HR technology and service solutions. Her work focused on enabling modern talent strategies, enhancing employee experience, strengthening data and analytics capabilities, and managing operational and regulatory risk. She is known for simplifying complexity, building future-ready operating models, and designing reward and compensation strategies that attract, retain, and empower top talent. Amaka currently serves as Board Chair of Connecting Stories, where she provides strategic leadership and governance in support of the organisation’s mission to advance financial empowerment, inclusion, and opportunity for women and underrepresented communities. Her leadership philosophy is rooted in the belief that strong organisational culture drives performance, and that inclusive, values-led environments unlock both individual and collective potential. Beyond her professional work, Amaka is deeply passionate about the education and empowerment of women and teenage girls in underserved communities, advocating for equitable access to education, resources, and opportunity. In her personal time, she enjoys watching and playing tennis, hosting family and friends, and reading. She lives in Georgia, USA, with her husband, three children, and her mother.