Trevor Walker leads Talent, Learning, and Capabilities for CommonSpirit Health, a diverse health care organization that serves communities across 24 states with a network of 138 hospitals, over 2,300 care sites, and more than 160,000 team members. He brings over 25 years of human resources experience, with 19 of those years dedicated to shaping talent strategies within the health care sector.

Since joining CommonSpirit in April of 2024, Trevor has been instrumental in optimizing organizational effectiveness and fostering a high-performance culture. In his short tenure, Trevor has launched a comprehensive integrated talent management framework which encompasses innovative learning and leadership development, organizational and cultural transformation initiatives, and strategic change management. He was also instrumental in building and defining CommonSpirit’s leadership framework, embedding CommonSpirit’s values and leadership principles into key talent processes.

Prior to joining CommonSpirit, Trevor served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Chief of Staff in Strategy & Innovation at Advocate Health, then the nation’s fifth-largest non-profit health system with 150,000 teammates. In that role, he was responsible for ensuring enterprise alignment and delivery of the organization’s people strategy through integration, innovation, and process optimization.

Throughout his career, Trevor has demonstrated a consistent ability to drive significant impact. He engineered the ASPIRE Leadership Development and Sponsorship program, a critical initiative focused on identifying, nurturing, and advancing emerging leaders, and established the Listen-Learn-Act strategy, a robust framework for systematically measuring and improving employee engagement. His commitment to equitable and inclusive workplaces is demonstrated through his leadership in creating and introducing the ABIDE social justice and diversity framework. Beyond his corporate contributions, Trevor is a certified executive coach and served as the published project manager for “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens.” His leadership focuses on sustainable talent strategies that support growth and enhance the development of an extensive workforce.