Deanna Dudley
Chief Human Resources Officer | El Camino Health

Deanna W. Dudley is the chief human resources officer (CHRO) for El Camino Health, an integrated healthcare delivery system located in Mountain View, California.  As CHRO, she serves as a strategic business partner to El Camino Health’s executive leadership team, and she is responsible for human capital management. Her areas of focus include employee and labor relations; diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging; talent acquisition; leadership talent review and development; succession management; HR operations; benefits, compensation, and retirement programs; employee health and workforce well-being. Deanna reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer. 

Before joining El Camino Health, Deanna held executive roles at Kaiser Permanente, one of America’s leading health care providers and nonprofit health plans, serving over 12 million members. While at Kaiser Permanente, she was vice president of human resources for the Northwest market, responsible for human resources functions, including learning and organizational effectiveness; equity, inclusion, and diversity; employee and labor relations; succession management; performance improvement and workforce well-being.

Prior to Kaiser Permanente, Deanna worked at the Office of the President, University of California, the largest public research university system in the United States with ten campuses, five medical centers and a national lab. While at UC, she held several leadership positions including university negotiator and assistant director, Human Resources; deputy chief of staff to the president of UC; and chief of staff to the vice president, Human Resources.

Deanna earned her law degree from UC Hastings College of the Law, her master’s degree from Saint Mary’s College of California, and her bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley. She has earned certification from National Academy of Human Resources (NAHR) and she is an alumna of the Kaiser Permanente’s Executive Leadership Program at Harvard University. 

Deanna is the president-elect for the Board of Directors for the Boys & Girls Club of Alameda and she is a Board member for Concern Health.  

Deanna was recognized by the Portland Business Journal in 2021 with the HR Leadership Award and in 2022 as Rose City’s Finest: Celebrating 100 Black Leaders in Portland.