Darryl Varnado

After nearly 50 years of leading human resources organizations, Darryl Varnado (PolSci; MPubAd’76) retired from Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., where he had served as the executive vice president and chief people officer for the past nine years. Over his career, he also led HR teams at the Adolph Coors Company, Tennessee Valley Authority, Coca-Cola Company, U.S. Airways, The Nature Conservancy, Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises and the University of Colorado Hospital Authority.