Experience when you need it most.
Trusted leadership for transition, transformation and governance in your organization.
Samantha Hanson is a Chief Administrative Officer and HR executive with a 25+ year track record transforming systems, driving results, and cultivating cultures that embrace change and possibility.
Across industries as varied as healthcare, retail, technology and financial services, Samantha delivers leadership that aligns workforces around strategies, builds sticky results, and ensures an elevated employee and customer experience is at the center of it all.
Expertise. Courage.
RESULTS.
Driving transformation is HOW successful organizations work in today’s economy.
The right interim executive leader will accelerate your success and outcomes during a role transition OR to provide ready-to-perform support and augment your executive team during a significant initiative.
Build capacity. Accelerate your organization’s ability to deliver results that matter. Make progress that endures.
Samantha Hanson is the experienced executive you need:
Interim CAO/CHRO
Board of Directors leadership in healthcare and higher education
Proven track record of change leadership and lasting results inside complex organizations where clarity, alignment and execution are essential
Time and again - delivers fast, enduring results while building strong culture
Workforce solutions that embrace and advance transformation
Recommendations
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“Sam redefines the interim executive role. She doesn’t just steady an organization - she advances it, building momentum on priority initiatives, bringing leaders together, and catalyzing real change through exceptional emotional intelligence and remarkable adaptability. What sets Sam apart most is what she leaves behind. Everyone who works with her learns from her - about leadership, about collaboration, about themselves. Long after she’s moved on, her influence remains in how the team operates and how its leaders lead. She’s the kind of executive people don’t just remember; they miss her.”
Mark Kandrysawtz, SVP & Chief Innovation Officer, WellSpan Health
“Sam quickly established a trusting team dynamic … her high-integrity, open style built trust and confidence quickly”
Dr. R. Hal Baker, fmr SVP, CDIO, WellSpan Health
“Fulcrum Health has the great fortune of having Samantha Hanson as a Board Member and Chair of the Compensation and Workforce Strategy Committee. She brings to the table years of experience leading through challenge, driving strategic change and leading multiple functions in an organization.”
Patricia Dennis, CEO Fulcrum Health
“…Whereas, the Board of Trustees and the President have benefited immeasurably from Samantha’s thoughtful counsel, steady presence, and genuine encouragement, which have inspired confidence and clarity during times of both opportunity and challenge”
St. Catherine University Resolution honoring Samantha Hanson, 2026 (exerpt)
“Samantha (Sam) is a brilliant executive leader. As CIO, I had the privilege of working for Sam and watched her lead multiple functions in this very complex $1B organization.”
Pat Taffe, fmr CIO North Memorial Health
“For over 5 years, I had the pleasure of working with Samantha as my direct leader… She thoughtfully integrated the voice of the customer and the employee in all she touched. Sam’s vast experience, expertise, and leadership style naturally brought a level of collaboration and alignment…”
Becky Rauen, CHRO Presbyterian Homes& Services
Kilimanjaro Summit Ascent April 2026