Kenya T. Boswell named president of the Highmark Foundation

PITTSBURGH (April 15, 2025) — Today Highmark announced Kenya T. Boswell has been named president of the Highmark Foundation, in addition to her role as senior vice president of community affairs for Highmark Health.

In this role, Ms. Boswell is responsible for the management and direction of assets and charitable giving to support initiatives that address chronic disease, community health, family health and service delivery systems. Ms. Boswell brings more than 20 years of experience leading community affairs, philanthropic and nonprofit management to the foundation.

The Highmark Foundation funds programs to promote the health and resilience of the communities served by Highmark and its subsidiaries and affiliates. The foundation is integral to fostering positive community relationships and propelling meaningful change forward across its four-state footprint in the areas of chronic disease, community health, family health and service delivery systems.

“With a proven ability to translate vision into impactful results, Kenya’s experience in the nonprofit and corporate sectors, combined with her deep understanding of health care access and the evolving health care landscape, makes her an exceptional fit for this role,” said Dan Onorato, executive vice president and chief corporate affairs officer of Highmark Health and board chair of the Highmark Foundation.

Ms. Boswell's strategic leadership at Highmark Health has transformed the organization's community investment approach. She developed and implemented the Highmark Bright Blue Futures corporate giving and community involvement program focused on a two-pillar strategy—Community Health and Community & Economic Resilience—guiding allocation of more than $50 million in corporate and foundation giving in 2024. Under her direction, Highmark invested significantly in addressing critical social determinants of health, including more than $1 million in oral health programs and more than $1 million combating food insecurity that, according to estimates, benefited more than 100,000 people.

“I am honored to continue the deep, meaningful work the Foundation is doing to transform health care. I am eager to lead the charge toward a brighter, healthier future for the communities we serve,” said Kenya T. Boswell, president of the Highmark Foundation, senior vice president of community affairs at Highmark Health.