Julie Spencer Washington is Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing, Communications & Customer Experience Officer at Trinity Health, a $21B Catholic health care delivery system in the US. Mrs. Washington is responsible for the strategic leadership of brand building, demand creation, digital marketing, crisis management communication and community engagement. She is redefining marketing and communications for the system with a focus on driving digital transformation and partnering to improve the care experience to be more integrated, inclusive and customer centric. Prior to joining Trinity Health, she served as CMO for Champion Petfoods, Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer for Jamba Juice and was a marketing leader at Procter & Gamble, Nestle Purina and Luxottica Retail.

Mrs. Washington currently serves on the corporate board of Amyris, Inc. Her accomplishments and contributions have been featured in several arenas, including selection as Savoy magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America (2022), Diversity Woman Media’s
“The Elite 100” (2022), Becker’s Hospital Review – 42 Healthcare Chief Experience Officers to Know (2022), and Millennium Alliance’s “Digital Healthcare Innovator of the Year” (2021).

Mrs. Washington received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry and Psychology from Emory University, a Master of Business Administration degree from Washington University, and an Executive in Education Certificate on Driving Digital and Social Strategy from Harvard University. She is a new author of an inspirational book, Recipes for Joyous Living; a story about her mother’s faith and victory when faced with life’s challenges. She is married and has three children.