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David Joyner | |
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| Born | 1964 (age 61) |
| Alma mater | Texas Tech University (BBA) |
| Title | CEO, CVS Health |
| Term | 2024–present |
| Predecessor | Karen S. Lynch |
| Spouse | Carrie Joyner |
| Website | cvshealth.com |
J. David Joyner (born 1964) is an American business executive. He is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of CVS Health, and the former president of CVS Caremark.
Joyner earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance from Texas Tech University in 1986. [1] There, he became a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. [2] [3]
He is a partial owner of the Lubbock Matadors SC, a men's soccer club based in Lubbock, Texas. [4]
He first worked at Aetna as an employee benefit representative before joining CVS Caremark as a regional sales manager for Caremark Prescription Services. He then became executive vice president before eventually becoming president of the company. [1] He briefly left CVS in 2020 and returned to run Caremark in 2023. [5] He is on the advisory council of the Rawls College of Business. [1]
In October 2024, Joyner became the president and chief executive officer of CVS Health, along with joining the board of directors. [6] [7] [8] [9] He replaced Karen S. Lynch. [10] Reuters reported that Joyner was appointed after pressure from investors over low company share price. [7] In November 2025, CVS Health appointed Joyner chair of the board. [11]
Joyner was named on Modern Healthcare's 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare 2025 list. [12]
In July 2024, he testified before the United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability about pharmacy benefit managers and prescription drug markets. [13] Representative James Comer (R–KY) threatened leaders of the three largest pharmacy benefit managers with steep fines or jail time for allegedly lying in a previous hearing. [14] In response, Joyner declined to change his testimony. [15] [16]
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