Joan Troester

Joan (Joni) Troester, MBA, SPHR, CEBS, is the Senior Assistant Vice President and Deputy CHRO for The University of Iowa. In her current role as Senior Assistant Vice President at the University of Iowa, Joni provides leadership for a broad offering of human resources services for faculty and staff with an emphasis on talent, total rewards employee experience, and data/analytics. She leads a team of staff members responsible for talent acquisition, compensation, health and welfare plans, retirement plans, well-being programs, workers’ compensation services, and data management. Joni earned degrees from the University of Iowa with a BS and MA in exercise science; and received her MBA from the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa. She is a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist and Senior Professional in Human Resources. She is also the Chair of the HERO Board of Directors.