Helena Pagano

Helena Pagano

Executive Vice-President, Chief People and Culture Officer Sun Life

Helena Pagano is Executive Vice-President, Chief People and Culture Officer, of Sun Life. In this role, she is responsible for leading Sun Life’s global People and Culture strategy including employee experience and Future of Work. She is committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive culture that advances the talent, capabilities, and career development of Sun Life’s workforce, and ensuring our office work space is designed to meet our Future of Work needs, center the Employee experience and enable moments of togetherness.

Helena joined Sun Life in 2017, bringing with her global human resources expertise. She has over 30 years of experience in the natural resources and financial services industry, supporting retail and institutional businesses. Helena has held a variety of human resources generalist and specialist functions in senior and leadership roles.

Helena holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Toronto Metropolitan University and has served the Board of the Artist’s Health Alliance and the United Way Major Individual Giving Cabinet.