Carlos Cubia
Carlos Cubia
Chief Inclusion, Equity, Diversity and Sustainability Officer
Carlos Cubia is the Chief Inclusion, Equity, Diversity and Sustainability Officer for Corewell Health™ — formed by the joining together of Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health in 2022.
Carlos is responsible for developing and engaging the organization in systemwide, transformational diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability strategies. As a visionary and innovative leader, Carlos is known for thinking differently about what is possible. He applies his extensive experience to creating an inclusive, diverse, safe and equitable community and enabling Corewell Health to achieve its vision of a future where health is simple, affordable, equitable and exceptional.
Carlos is passionate about caring for the whole person with respect and dignity and building a world where health and well-being are within reach for all. At Corewell Health, Carlos is developing and championing strategies to create a culture in which DE&I and health equity are both at the center of everything we do.
Carlos previously served as Senior Vice President and Global Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer for Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA). In this role, he led the development and implementation of an enterprise-wide diversity and inclusion strategy for 400,000 employees in 17 countries. His track record for innovation included forming WBA’s first Global Inclusion Council, launching a Diversity & Inclusion Report and linking a portion of incentive pay to performance on DE&I goals. His prior leadership roles include Vice President of sales and account management at Aetna, Vice President and Global Chief Diversity Officer at Covidien, and Vice President at Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Throughout his career, Carlos has been intentional about driving the diversity agenda.
Carlos earned his Bachelor of Arts in social science and criminal justice from Michigan State University.
Carlos was a Chicago Defender magazine 2022 “Men of Excellence” honoree. He was recognized by Black Enterprise as a “Top Corporate Diversity Executive” in 2018, and Career Mastered magazine honored him with a “Men as Allies Diversity in Leadership” award. In 2023, Carlos received an “Inclusion Innovation” award from Diversity Woman Media and was named a “Top Diversity Leader” by Modern Healthcare. Most recently, Carlos was inducted into the Executive Leadership Council. Carlos serves on the boards of the Chicago Urban League, the Chicago Sinfonietta, Hope Chicago, the National Diversity Council and the Inforum Board.