Top 10 Chief Growth Officers 2026

Stan Smith is Chief Growth Officer at 401GO, where he leads growth initiatives across payroll, HCM and financial advisor partnerships. He focuses on strengthening strategic relationships, expanding partner ecosystems and helping organizations deliver accessible retirement solutions. Guided by a relationship-first leadership philosophy, Smith combines data-driven decision-making with collaboration, accountability and a clear sense of purpose to drive sustainable growth.

Charles Territo is Chief Growth Officer at Hayden AI, where he leads growth strategy, market expansion and customer engagement. His career began in communications rather than sales and developed over years of work in the business-to-government market. That path shaped a leadership philosophy grounded in storytelling, disciplined planning and teams capable of carrying growth across complex markets.

Hayley Doran works as a Chief Growth Officer at Humana, where she oversees growth strategy across a business serving millions of health plan members. Throughout her career, she has had leadership positions in marketing, consumer engagement and health insurance, all of which are centered on tying corporate priorities to the needs of the people they serve. Her work consistently demonstrates a desire to make growth dependent on trust and relevance rather than just visibility.

Stacy Taffet serves as Chief Growth Officer at The Hershey Company, where she oversees enterprise strategy and growth capabilities spanning marketing innovation, consumer intelligence, research and development, media investments and brand reputation. She led strategy and marketing for several major consumer brands at PepsiCo for almost 20 years before coming to Hershey.