Seema Bhansali is the Vice President of Employee Experience and Inclusion in the Office of the Chairman and CEO at Henry Schein, Inc.,a Fortune 500® company whose mission it is to provide innovative, integrated health care products and services to healthcare practitioners. A proven strategic thinker adept at implementation and cultural change, she joined the Company in 2017 to develop and lead cross divisional strategies with an emphasis on team culture, engagement strategies, and government relations. Seema is responsible for co-leading Henry Schein’s holistic strategy to promote Diversity and Inclusion and developing the organization’s Employee Value Proposition.

Before joining Henry Schein, Seema spent 14 years working in a number of roles with U.S. Congressman Steve Israel, Former Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and Democratic Leadership's Policy and Communications Chair. During her tenure with Congressman Israel, Seema was dedicated to helping constituents and businesses navigate and understand federal agencies and federal policy. Through her various positions, she has also developed strategic programs to maximize brand value, foster team development, and advance intergovernmental communications.

Seema has also been a panelist or roundtable and panel discussions on government, culture, diversity, and leadership. Most recently in 2023, Seema was the moderator on a panel with several federal and state local officials discussing the journey of being an Asian American leader. She was a panelist on Vantage Circles webinar on “Quiet Quitting” with Anxiety at Work podcast hosts and New York Times bestsellers Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton. Seema was also a panelist for Center for Healthcare Innovations panel on Health Equity. In 2022 Seema was featured on the HR Leaders Podcast where she discussed changing ideas around work culture, and on the podcast Living Corporate where she discussed how to keep the momentum for D&I work. Additionally, in 2022 Seema was a presenter at the Diverse Dental Society’s annual conference where she presented “Bias Interrupted” focused on how to pause our internal biases and manage the bias of others. She was also a guest on a Podcast for Henry Schein’s Women’s Leadership Network discussing Mental Wellness and empowering team members to “drive their own car”.  In 2021 Seema moderated a panel for the ADSO on the Business of Diversity and a panel on Violence Against Diverse Communities. In 2014, Seema was invited by the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security to present on working with federal agencies for successful conflict resolution. In 2018, Seema was recognized by City& State magazine as one of 10 leaders on the rise for Government Affairs on Long Island. In June of 2020, she received recognition from the Long Island Business News for her Diversity & Inclusion work at Henry Schein and in 2023 she was named a Long Island Business News “Influencer in Business”.

Seema lives on Long Island with her husband and two children and served on the Board of Trustees for Harbor Country Day School and the Long Island Association. She believes that practicing emotional intelligence and centering around your purpose are the keys to creating long lasting change. She has been an attorney licensed to practice in New York since 2001 and is a Senior Certified HR Professional and a Cornell Certified Diversity Professional.