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Jeff Hawkins

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EVP, Chief Data, AI and Operations Officer at The Hartford
📍 Hartford, Connecticut, United States

An innovative executive with over 25 years of experience leading technology and data strategies in the Healthcare, Retail, and Financial Services sectors. As Chief Data, AI and Operations Officer at The Hartford, he drives digital transformation using cloud and modern technologies. He holds a Master of Science from the University of Arizona.

He was instrumental in launching The Hartfords technology hub in Columbus, Ohio, dedicated to developing cutting-edge AI solutions to advance insurance innovation.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
EVP, Chief Data, AI and Operations Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Personality Overview

How Jeff shows up

Friendly But Fast
Driven But Considerate
Decisive But Friendly

If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders)

Priorities

Topics Jeff cares about

Enterprise AI Strategy
He is actively building his senior leadership team to design and enable the company's enterprise-grade AI and data platforms and solutions.
Data Modernization
He publicly recognizes his team's momentum in accelerating data modernization and enabling enterprise AI capabilities across the organization.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
EVP, Chief Data, AI and Operations Officer
The Hartford
1-2025 - 4-2025
SVP, Chief Data and Analytics Officer
The Hartford
6-2023 - 1-2025
SVP, Chief Data Officer
The Hartford
6-2021 - 6-2023
SVP and CIO, CVS Health - Retail, Pharmacy, Care Delivery
CVS Health
10-2019 - 5-2021
SVP, Humana and President, Author by Humana
Humana
In the press

Media appearances

The Hartford Appoints Jeffery Hawkins as Chief Data, AI and Operations Officer. Featured in CDO Magazine
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The Hartford reshuffles tech leadership team to drive AI, cloud strategy. Featured in CIO Dive
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Education
Master of Science (M.S.)
University of Arizona
Graduate Certificate
University of Arizona
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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