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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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
- TargetCurrentMar 2001–Present· 25 yrs 7 mos
- Executive Vice President and Chief Community & Stakeholder Engagement OfficerCurrentOct 2023–Present
- Executive Vice President and Chief Community Impact and Equity OfficerOct 2023–Present
- Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Senior Vice President HRJun 2020–Oct 2023
- Vice President, Human ResourcesJun 2019–Jun 2020
- Senior Director, Human ResourcesOct 2016–Jun 2019
- Director, Human ResourcesFeb 2016–Oct 2016
- Group Human Resources ManagerNov 2009–Feb 2016
- Manager, Regional SalesMay 2007–Nov 2009
- Store Team LeaderJul 2004–May 2007
- Executive Team LeaderMar 2001–Jul 2004
Education
Master of Arts (MA)
Human Resource Management
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota