Dana Ritzcovan  

Dana Ritzcovan is executive vice president and chief people and outreach officer for Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL), a vacation industry leader propelled by nearly 100,000 people across three industry-leading brands including Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea; and ownership of a 50% venture that operates TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises.  

In her role, Dana is responsible for the company’s human resources (HR); environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG); corporate affairs and corporate communications functions.  

Most recently, she was executive vice president and chief human resources officer at News Corp. There, she oversaw its global human capital and ESG strategies, communications, and health, safety, and security efforts for all its business units, including Dow Jones and its brands like The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch; Realtor.com; Harper Collins and many others.  

Prior to that, Dana served as group managing director and head of human resources for Global Wealth Management at UBS, managing all HR functions across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. During her time there, one of her key accomplishments was revamping the compensation program for the company’s financial advisors, which resulted in revolutionizing an industry practice.  

She was the chief operating officer for the strategy, digital and client segmentation division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and also served in several senior HR roles within the company, as well as at Navigators Group and Credit Suisse. 

Dana holds both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from the University of Maryland. She is passionate about giving back and serves as a member of the advisory board of the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.