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Leah Henrikson

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Human Resources Director at Securian Financial
📍 St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Leah Henrikson is the Director of Talent Acquisition at Securian Financial, bringing extensive experience from her previous leadership roles at Target. She is a recognized speaker on topics like cross-generational collaboration and technology leadership. Colleagues have described her as a results-oriented, supportive, and inspirational leader. She holds a degree in Communications from the University of North Dakota.

Outside of her corporate role, Leah is a passionate and recognized advocate for disability rights and early childhood health. Inspired by her daughter, she successfully spearheaded the passage of the Vivian Act, making Minnesota the first state to implement universal newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV).

For her successful legislative advocacy, Leah was honored with a Civic Engagement Award in 2023.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Human Resources Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
St Paul, Minnesota, United States
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Disability Inclusion
A passionate advocate for disability rights, she has spoken at events like the Lifeworks Disability Inclusion Breakfast and her work directly impacts this community.
Talent Strategy
As a Director of Talent Acquisition, she publicly discusses hiring strategies, such as prioritizing internal hires to fill roles while seeking external talent for specific skill gaps.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Human Resources Director
Securian Financial
12-2021 - 4-2025
Director of Talent Acquisition
Securian Financial
5-2020 - 12-2021
Sr Manager, Talent Acquisition
Securian Financial
10-2017 - 5-2020
Director, Learning & Development and Change Management, Technology and Corporate Support Functions
Target
8-2015 - 10-2017
Sr Manager, Talent Acquisition, Technology and Data
Target
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Education
1997 - 2001
Communications
University of North Dakota
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