About David K. Beach
David Beach was appointed to serve as senior vice president and chief human resources officer for HSHS in November 2015. In this role, David provides overall leadership and guidance for HSHS in the development and implementation of policies, plans, and programs related to all phases of human resources management and development activities. Among other responsibilities, he actively participates as a key member of the HSHS executive team in furthering the HSHS ministry, mission and values in the strategic planning and implementation of talent acquisition, HR analytics, compensation, benefits, organization and leadership development, colleague health services, workers compensation, and colleague relations.
David has more than 30 years of experience in human resources. He most recently was the vice president of human resources at Spectrum Health Systems in Michigan, a health care network comprised of 12 hospitals, a health plan, 181 service locations, 2,000 volunteers, 1,300 physicians and advanced practice providers, and more than 23,000 employees. In addition, David was previously the vice president of Spectrum Health Hospital Group, and the vice president of talent development and organizational capability at Meijer, Inc., a $15 billion retail supercenter and the 19th largest privately held company in the United States.
David holds a Master of Arts in Moral Theology and Bioethics from the College of the Holy Apostles, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and English from the University of Michigan. He also completed several professional certifications, including the Senior Professional Human Resource, Strategic Human Resource Executive Education, the Harvard Business School Certification for Project Management, and the Advanced Certificate in Labor Arbitrations.