Kiera Fernandez

Kiera Fernandez

Executive Vice President and Chief Community & Stakeholder Engagement Officer at Target

Target•Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, United States

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Experience25+ Years

Executive Overview

Kiera Fernandez is the executive vice president and chief community and stakeholder engagement officer for Target. In her role, she leads teams responsible for the company’s external stakeholder engagement; community and philanthropic efforts, including the Target Foundation; and enables Target’s enterprise strategy through a sense of belonging. Kiera has extensive leadership experience across human resources, retail operations, process and project management, and large-scale frontline leader and team development. Kiera started her career with the company in 2001, serving as an executive team leader at her store in Arizona. Throughout her more than two decades with the company, she has held a variety of human resources leadership roles in support of business areas from finance to operations, to global supply chain and logistics. Kiera has served on the board of directors for the Greater Twin Cities United Way and the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp). She’s also a member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC). Additionally, Kiera is a certified yoga instructor and spends much of her free time teaching and practicing in the community. Kiera earned her Master of Arts in Human Resource Management from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • TargetCurrent
    Mar 2001–Present· 25 yrs 7 mos
    • Executive Vice President and Chief Community & Stakeholder Engagement OfficerCurrent
      Oct 2023–Present
    • Executive Vice President and Chief Community Impact and Equity Officer
      Oct 2023–Present
    • Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Senior Vice President HR
      Jun 2020–Oct 2023
    • Vice President, Human Resources
      Jun 2019–Jun 2020
    • Senior Director, Human Resources
      Oct 2016–Jun 2019
    • Director, Human Resources
      Feb 2016–Oct 2016
    • Group Human Resources Manager
      Nov 2009–Feb 2016
    • Manager, Regional Sales
      May 2007–Nov 2009
    • Store Team Leader
      Jul 2004–May 2007
    • Executive Team Leader
      Mar 2001–Jul 2004

Education

Master of Arts (MA)

Human Resource Management

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

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