Soni Basi joined Incyte in 2025 as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, she is responsible for shaping Incyte’s global human resources strategy, including talent acquisition, organizational design, professional development, total rewards and engagement initiatives.

With more than 25 years of experience in global HR and business leadership, Soni is recognized for leading high-performing teams and guiding organizations through transformation. Before joining Incyte, she was CHRO at Edelman, where she shaped the company’s first global people strategy. She previously held senior talent leadership roles at AIG, Allergan Pharmaceuticals, The Estée Lauder Companies and Schering-Plough.

Soni earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Bowling Green State University.