As the crow flies, its roughly 3,700 miles from the North Pole to the headquarters of CVS Health (CVS) in Woonsocket, R.I., just outside Providence. She is the eldest child and grew up in Rhode Island. Helena Grace Foulkes (ne Buonanno; born July 18, 1964) is an American businesswoman and politician. Early life and education [ edit] A year after the cigarettes came off shelves, there are signs the move is paying off for the company overall. They have four grown children. However he does like to take on other topics involving some of his personal interests like automobiles, future technologies, and anything else that could change the world. Foulkes served until 2020 as CEO of Hudson's Bay Co., a diversified retailer with extensive operations in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. To grow sales outside the pharmacy, Foulkes must square off with CVS/pharmacys old retail rival, Walgreens. Helena Foulkes ( Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of Rhode Island. Foulkes Will Make 5 Major Democrats Running for Governor in Rhode Island. "You knew he was going to run for office."). Foulkes is counting on her team of merchants to help her close that gap. Her tenure at the company involved a significant amount ofstreamlining, cost-cutting anddownsizing, including layoffs and the shuttering of Lord &Taylor department stores. At the same time, employersincluding CVSare raising deductibles on health plans. Foulkes completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. That project was very personal to me. He said Foulkes wanted to allow the company to claim the credits to help it keep going and he didn't. I would tell . id: "2739a711-ea77-4bd9-bf63-626394c91dc7", All Rights Reserved. The $4.2 million spending total makes Foulkes 2022 gubernatorial run one of the most expensive unsuccessful primary campaigns in Rhode Island history. Today CVS likes to think of itself as a one-stop shop for health carewith the PBM and CVS/pharmacy working together in a virtuous circle. The combination of Helenas experience in guiding large and complex organizations through periods of change, and Lindsays experience in a central academic leadership role within a major research university, promises to serve the board and the University well. Despite a TV ad blitz for most of the summer, Foulkes remainedthird, at 14% of the vote, in the most recent public poll of the primary, and with voters fairlydisengaged from the governor's race so far, it's unclear how many know who this political newcomeris. P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale 74, will serve as vice chair of the Board of Overseers executive committee. Learn how your comment data is processed. Foulkes, who ran three Boston Marathons before her diagnosis, completed the New York Marathon in 2008. She is known as a purpose-driven leader who has made significant impacts on organizations and industries. "Along the way, I held nearlyevery leadership position, including president of retail,where I was responsible for 200,000 employees and $80 billionin revenue. But on this sweltering summer day inside a plain-looking three-story building on the edge of the CVS corporate campus, Helena Foulkes (Most Powerful Women, No. I hope that by the time this article comes out, Rhode Island will have said okay to MinuteClinics.,