Full Name
Gregg Nevola
Job Title
Vice President and Head of Benefits
Company
Northwell Health
Speaker Bio
Gregg Nevola is the Vice President and Head of Benefits for Northwell Health. The organization has an annual operating budget of more than $22.6 billion and a workforce comprised of more than 104,000 employees, making it the largest private employer in New York State. Northwell has been awarded the Healthiest 100 award for the past 4 years as well as one of Fortune’s Best Places to Work in 2021 - 2025. The health system is comprised of 28 hospitals, several long-term care facilities, an internationally recognized medical research institute, New York State’s first new allopathic medical school in more than 40 years, the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and over 7,300 employed physicians.
Gregg oversees all of Benefits, which is comprised of multiple departments including Benefits (Operations & Strategy) and Joint Ventures benefits. Gregg is responsible for overseeing the strategy, operations and execution of Northwell’s rewards programs, which includes $ 1.2 billion in medical benefits and retirement programs with over $15 billion in assets.
Gregg previously worked for Adecco, a global HR solutions firm with over 30,000 employees around the world. There he spent more than 12 years overseeing U.S. benefits management and administration, including retirement, incentive plan design and administration, HRIS, payroll and other key HR functions.
He holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Hofstra University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Binghamton University. He is also a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist. He is a Board Member for Four Leaf Federal Credit Union, an Associate Trustee of the 1199 National Benefit and Pension Fund, a Trustee of the UFT Health Care Chapter Benefit Fund and a Board Member of NEBGH (Northeast Business Group on Health).
Gregg oversees all of Benefits, which is comprised of multiple departments including Benefits (Operations & Strategy) and Joint Ventures benefits. Gregg is responsible for overseeing the strategy, operations and execution of Northwell’s rewards programs, which includes $ 1.2 billion in medical benefits and retirement programs with over $15 billion in assets.
Gregg previously worked for Adecco, a global HR solutions firm with over 30,000 employees around the world. There he spent more than 12 years overseeing U.S. benefits management and administration, including retirement, incentive plan design and administration, HRIS, payroll and other key HR functions.
He holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Hofstra University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Binghamton University. He is also a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist. He is a Board Member for Four Leaf Federal Credit Union, an Associate Trustee of the 1199 National Benefit and Pension Fund, a Trustee of the UFT Health Care Chapter Benefit Fund and a Board Member of NEBGH (Northeast Business Group on Health).
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