Kelly Jo Golson, executive vice president and chief brand and external affairs officer at Texas Children’s, has been named to Becker’s Healthcare’s list of Chief Marketing Officers to Know in 2026.
Golson oversees brand, marketing, communications, public affairs, government affairs and philanthropy at Texas Children’s. Since joining in 2025, she has led several high-impact communications and brand efforts across the organization. Her team supported rapid response efforts during the Central Texas floods, advanced the Kinder Children’s Cancer Center announcement and ongoing communications, and delivered a systemwide earned media strategy for U.S. News & World Report rankings.
She also led the communications and engagement strategy for the rollout of Texas Children’s refreshed HEART values, helping bring more than 16,000 employees together around a shared culture of Humility, Excellence, Accountability, Respect and Trust.
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