Wall Street Council Tribute Dinner

Karen S. Lynch, a 1984 Boston College alumna who is president and CEO of CVS Health, will be honored at the 34th annual Boston College Wall Street Council Tribute Dinner, to be held April 18 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

Organized by the Wall Street Business Leadership Council—a network of more than 2,000 BC alumni, parents, and friends who work in and represent the financial community in New York—the dinner provides financial aid for BC’s Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program, an extraordinary four-year honors program that combines rigorous coursework, community service, international experience, and internships.

Lynch will be presented with the President’s Medal for Excellence in recognition of her exceptional career, as well as her personal and professional contributions to society.

Under Lynch’s leadership, CVS Health touches the lives of more than 100 million people through its health care benefits and pharmacy benefits management businesses, and presence in over 9,000 community health destinations across the United States. As part of the company’s commitment to sustainability, Lynch has set bold goals to advance health equity and ensure a healthier planet for the people and communities CVS Health serves.

With more than three decades of experience in the health care industry, Lynch was selected for the 2023 TIME100 annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Fortune magazine has named her the top-ranking leader for the last three years on its list of the Most Powerful Women in Business, and as the Most Inspirational CEO in 2022. She was also included on the Bloomberg 50 list of people who have changed global business.

Prior to becoming president and chief executive officer in February 2021, Lynch was executive vice president of CVS Health and president of Aetna, where she was responsible for delivering consumer-centric, holistic health care to the millions of people Aetna serves. Before joining CVS Health, she held executive positions at Cigna and Magellan Health, where she served as president. She began her career with Ernst & Young as a certified public accountant.