Shauna Grinke currently serves as Vice President, HR Business Partnering & Talent at STEMCELL Technologies, a global leader in life sciences product development and research enablement. Shauna and her team partner with senior leaders to align people strategies with business objectives, helping build the talent, culture, and organizational capacity needed to achieve long-term success.
With more than 25 years of experience in human resources and organizational leadership, Shauna has built a career helping organizations navigate growth, transformation, and change while fostering high-performing, people-centered cultures. Her expertise spans talent management, leadership development, succession planning, workforce strategy, employee engagement, organizational effectiveness, and change leadership.
Prior to joining STEMCELL Technologies, Shauna held leadership roles with the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation, where she developed the people strategy of one of Canada’s leading healthcare philanthropy organizations, as well as with Lush Handmade Cosmetics and Best Buy Canada, where she led talent and organizational initiatives in complex, customer-focused environments. These experiences have given her a broad perspective on the leadership, culture, and talent challenges organizations face at different stages of growth and organizational maturity.
Shauna holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and is a Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR).
Beyond her executive leadership role, Shauna is an experienced governance leader and active community contributor. She has served on numerous non-profit boards, including as Board Chair, and has led board-level Human Resources committees focused on governance, leadership development and succession planning. She brings a unique perspective that combines strategic business leadership, governance expertise, and extensive HR experience to help organizations build resilient cultures, develop exceptional leaders, and create environments where people and organizations can thrive.
At the heart of Shauna’s leadership philosophy is a belief that exceptional business performance and human flourishing are not competing priorities, but mutually reinforcing outcomes. She is recognized for her ability to build high-performance cultures that honour the human spirit, enabling individuals, teams, and organizations to achieve their full potential while delivering meaningful and sustainable results.