Payal Sahni Becher

PAYAL SAHNI BECHER is executive vice president and chief human resources officer at Pfizer. She is responsible for Pfizer’s global talent strategy, diversity, and inclusion, total rewards, and colleague experience. In her prior role, Becher was the senior VP of human resources for Pfizer biopharmaceuticals group, leading the HR strategy for seven business units, as well as for the corporate affairs, legal, compliance, and chief business office functions. In 1997, she joined Pfizer human resources. Since then, she has held a number of regional and global HR business partner roles supporting the business around the world and has led the talent organization for Pfizer global supply. In addition, she has spearheaded numerous transformations as Pfizer evolved its business structure and has been instrumental in managing HR strategy for several mergers and acquisitions. Becher holds a BA in psychology from Rider University and a MA in psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University. @pfizer