Joni Wheeler
Executive Vice President | Operations & Transformation Leader | Driving Enterprise Growth, Culture Change & Technology-Enabled Strategy
- Role
- Board Chair Elect at Boys Town
- Location
- Omaha, NE, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Joni Wheeler
Visionary and results-driven executive with a proven record of transforming organizations through culture, talent, and technology. Over a 30-year career, I’ve led large-scale business transformations, built high-performing global teams, and developed enterprise strategies that drive growth, innovation, and sustained market advantage.As EVP, Talent and Enterprise Solutions at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska, I oversee Human Resources, Information Services, Legal, Compliance, and Governance functions — guiding $100M in annual spend and 800+ employees. My leadership philosophy centers on empowerment, accountability, and measurable results.Key outcomes include-+20% employee engagement and +15% productivity within three years through culture redesign- 12% reduction in healthcare costs via proprietary risk stratification product-$10M+ in cost savings and 30% faster project delivery through governance innovation.I’m passionate about developing leaders, aligning technology and talent strategy, and fostering cultures where people do their best work.Areas of expertise: Organizational Transformation | Leadership Development | Product Innovation | Digital Enablement | Operational Strategy | Talent & Culture | P&L Leadership | Board Governance
Experience
Board Chair Elect
Apr 2020 — Present · Omaha, NE, US
Board Member Vice Chair (Starting April 2025)
Education
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
English/Pre-law
Skills
- Process Improvement
- Management
- Enterprise Architecture
- Scrum
- Call Centers
- Operations Management
- Credit Cards
- Transaction Processing
- Electronic Payments
- Software Project Management
- Pmo
- Leadership
- Debit Cards
- Vendor Management
- Requirements Gathering
- Strategy
- Mobile Payments
- Senior Executive Leadership
- Training
- Payment Card Processing
- Banking
- Requirements Analysis
- Payments
- Business Requirements
- Sdlc
- Product Management
- Payment Systems
- Servant Leadership
- Business Analysis
- IT Strategy
- Relationship Management
- Release Management
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