Blake Siewert

About Blake Siewert

I’m a strategic executive with 20+ years of experience driving growth, innovation, and transformation across startups, PE-backed firms, and Fortune 100 enterprises. I specialize in launching ventures, scaling mature operations, and delivering measurable enterprise value through customer-centric strategy, operational agility, and people-first leadership.As Head of Growth & Innovation for Education & Workforce Solutions at Siemens Healthineers, I’ve led North America’s strategic development and commercialization since 2019. Under my leadership, EWS has achieved sustained double-digit growth, expanded into multi-billion-dollar IDN accounts, and launched market-first workforce solutions that improve patient care while strengthening provider economics. My experience spans P&L management, SaaS-enabled product strategy, and scaling business lines to hundreds of millions in revenue.What sets me apart is the blend of lean execution, behavioral science, and high-performance team development I bring to every role. With doctoral research in competency management and a master’s in industrial-organizational psychology, I know how to align people, process, and technology for lasting transformation. I help organizations accelerate growth, modernize workforce solutions, and unlock enterprise value—let’s connect.

Experience

1. Head of Growth & Innovation, North America

   Siemens Healthineers

   Mar 2019 — Present

   Lead the strategy, innovation, and commercial growth for Siemens Healthineers’ Education & Workforce Solutions (EWS) division in North America—a high-growth organization focused on building the future-ready healthcare workforce. I am responsible for driving the go-to-market strategy, product innovation, and revenue performance across a holistic portfolio spanning education services, workforce transformation, and digital health innovation.Under my leadership, EWS has delivered industry leading growth while launching market-disrupting solutions that empower providers to elevate patient care and strengthen workforce resilience. Our portfolio includes:• Education Services: onsite, remote, and asynchronous learning solutions• Workforce Solutions: allied health staffing, career pathway programs, and workforce placement• Digital Innovation: extended reality platforms, and tech-enabled services, and workforce-centric SaaS productsI oversee all aspects of strategic growth—product development, sales enablement, business development, market entry, communications, and operational scalability. Our work is grounded in voice-of-customer insights, lean thinking, and a mission-driven approach to solving some of healthcare’s most urgent challenges.This role has allowed me to bring together entrepreneurial agility and enterprise discipline to shape the future of care delivery—through talent, technology, and transformational strategy.

Education

• University of Phoenix

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Industrial-Organizational Psychology

  2012 — 2014

• University of Phoenix

  M.S. I/O Psychology, Industrial and Organizational Psychology

  2010 — 2012

• University of Phoenix

  Bachelor of Science in Business - Management, Business Management

  2006 — 2009

Skills

• HR Consulting
• Recruiting
• Executive Search
• Coaching
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Career Development
• Hiring
• Corporate Culture
• Deferred Compensation
• Compensation
• Talent Management
• Diversity Recruitment
• Partnering
• Six Sigma
• Recruitment/Retention
• Management Development
• Onboarding
• Change Management
• Organizational Development
• Resume Writing
• Performance Management
• Interview Coaching
• Organizational Design
• Interviewing
• Talent Acquisition
• Interviews
• Leadership Development
• Career Management
• Personality
• Talent Assessment
• Human Capital Management
• Temporary Placement
• Change Leadership
• Sourcing
• Salary
• Employee Relations
• Organizational Behavior
• Management
• Team Building
• Executive Coaching