Chuck Wallington, PhD

Chief Marketing & Communications Officer

Chuck Wallington, PhD, serves as chief marketing and communications officer for Cone Health. As the chief marketing and communications officer, he leads the team that develops and implements the marketing and communications strategies supporting Cone Health’s business strategy. 

Wallington joined Cone Health in 2011 as vice president of marketing and communications. He was promoted to senior vice president in 2014.

Wallington earned a Ph.D. in Leadership Studies from North Carolina A&T State University. He holds a master’s degree in communications management from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Wallington was named a 2025 Industry Legend by the Diversity Action Alliance (DAA). A founding board member of the DAA, Wallington received the organization’s highest honor in recognition of a career marked by excellence, advocacy and impact. He was also a recipient of the 2024 Betsy Plank Award by the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations and the 2023 D. Park Gibson Award from the Public Relations Society of America. Wallington also holds the 2022 Robert S. Abbott Memorial Award for Meritorious Service in Mass Communications from Savannah State University. He was named one of Black Business Ink's Power 100 Awards recipients in 2024.

Wallington is a member of the Public Relations Society of America serving on the national board of directors. In addition, Wallington serves on the national board of trustees of the Institute for Public Relations. He also is a member of the Arthur W. Page Society for senior strategic communications leaders. 

Civically, Wallington is an active Life Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. where he has held local, regional and national leadership roles.