Accolade's board of directors welcomes ServiceNow CTO Pat Wadors

Accolade, a personalized health, and benefits solution for employers, health plans and their members, welcomes ServiceNow Chief Talent Officer Pat Wadors to its board of directors.

Putting people first is at the core of Accolade's strategy and Pat Wadors' personal and professional passion, and drove her interest in joining the Accolade board of directors.

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Wadors is Chief Talent Officer for ServiceNow, the leading digital workflow company making work, work better for people. She joined ServiceNow in September 2017 to transform the employee experience and create a culture of belonging for ServiceNow's 10,000-plus employees around the world. Accolade's human-centric, data-powered solutions are in line with Wadors' vision to create amazing experiences for people.

"Accolade is making an important and impressive difference in the lives of its members because compassionate, expert care and support is imperative for people and their families, their employers and their communities," said Wadors. "Technology in service of people allows you to provide time for care of employees, patients, and their families, and I see a tremendous opportunity for Accolade's service and technology platform to scale in ways that further engage people in their own health, wellness, productivity, and presence. Accolade keeps the human at the center of the technology to move them toward better health and happiness. That's a solution I want to be part of."

Prior to ServiceNow, Wadors was Senior Vice President Global Talent Organization at LinkedIn, where her focus was on recruiting and developing top talent, driving organizational transformation, supporting a highly engaged workforce and growing LinkedIn's global footprint. Wadors previously held human resources leadership positions at Plantronics, Yahoo!, Align Technology and Applied Materials. She earned her B.S. in business management with a concentration in human resources management, and a minor in psychology from Ramapo College of New Jersey. Wadors currently serves on the boards of directors for Zenefits and El Camino Hospital.

"Pat is a remarkably talented executive and we're thrilled she's on our team to make real and lasting change for people and their employers," said Rajeev Singh, Accolade CEO. "Pat looks for the smarter, better way of doing things. She embraces innovation and will shake things up because her compass of doing the right thing by her people is unwavering. We share that passion and will benefit from her decades-long career understanding and developing human talent – from their health and wellness to their career success, happiness, and development."