David Joyner

American business executive

J. David Joyner (born 1964) is an American business executive. He is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of CVS Health, and the former president of CVS Caremark.2

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Companies

Holdings

Stock this person has reported owning, from the forms officers and directors file with the SEC. See the biggest insider stakes.

Shares held

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Recent filings

  • Apr 1, 2026Shares withheld for tax 8,029 shares at $72.49 of CVS Health13
  • Mar 31, 2026Granted 86,326 shares at $71.82 of CVS Health13
  • Feb 28, 2026Shares withheld for tax 1,944 shares at $79.90 of CVS Health14
  • Apr 1, 2025Granted 53,324 shares of CVS Health15
  • Apr 1, 2025Shares withheld for tax 1,847 shares at $67.98 of CVS Health16
  • Feb 28, 2025Shares withheld for tax 1,944 shares at $65.72 of CVS Health17
  • Apr 1, 2024Granted 28,280 shares of CVS Health18
  • Feb 28, 2024Shares withheld for tax 1,970 shares at $75.19 of CVS Health19
  • Feb 28, 2023Granted 23,940 shares at $83.54 of CVS Health20
  • Apr 3, 2017Granted 4,484 shares at $78.05 of CVS Health21
  • Apr 2, 2017Shares withheld for tax 1,862 shares at $78.50 of CVS Health21
  • Apr 1, 2017Shares withheld for tax 847 shares at $78.50 of CVS Health21
  • Feb 28, 2017Shares withheld for tax 1,705 shares at $80.58 of CVS Health22
  • Feb 28, 2017Granted 6,205 shares at $80.58 of CVS Health22
  • Apr 1, 2016Granted 3,339 shares at $104.82 of CVS Health23
  • Apr 1, 2016Shares withheld for tax 1,155 shares at $104.82 of CVS Health23
  • Feb 29, 2016Granted 5,582 shares at $97.17 of CVS Health24
  • Apr 2, 2015Shares withheld for tax 1,862 shares at $102.71 of CVS Health25
  • Apr 1, 2015Granted 3,422 shares at $102.26 of CVS Health25
  • Apr 1, 2015Shares withheld for tax 1,801 shares at $102.26 of CVS Health25
  • Feb 27, 2015Granted 6,017 shares at $103.87 of CVS Health26
  • Feb 7, 2015Shares withheld for tax 263 shares at $100.61 of CVS Health27
  • Aug 6, 2014Sold 45,897 shares at $76.10 of CVS Health28
  • Aug 6, 2014Exercised options 45,897 shares at $36.23 of CVS Health28
  • Aug 6, 2014Sold 77,619 shares at $76.10 of CVS Health28

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedTexas Tech University3

Career

Occupation: businessperson, business executive.6

He first worked at Aetna as an employee benefit representative before joining CVS Caremark as a regional sales manager for Caremark Prescription Services. He then became executive vice president before eventually becoming president of the company. He briefly left CVS in 2020 and returned to run Caremark in 2023. He is on the advisory council of the Rawls College of Business.

In October 2024, Joyner became the president and chief executive officer of CVS Health, along with joining the board of directors. He replaced Karen S. Lynch. Reuters reported that Joyner was appointed after pressure from investors over low company share price. In November 2025, CVS Health appointed Joyner chair of the board.

Joyner was named on Modern Healthcare's 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare 2025 list.

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2024 Congressional testimony

In July 2024, he testified before the United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability about pharmacy benefit managers and prescription drug markets. Representative James Comer (R–KY) threatened leaders of the three largest pharmacy benefit managers with steep fines or jail time for allegedly lying in a previous hearing. In response, Joyner declined to change his testimony.

From Wikipedia’s article on David Joyner (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

Joyner earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance from Texas Tech University in 1986. There, he became a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

He is a partial owner of the Lubbock Matadors SC, a men's soccer club based in Lubbock, Texas.

From Wikipedia’s article on David Joyner (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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