John Saavedra

Experience

1. Vice President Human Resources

   Seattle Children's

   Aug 2020 — Present

   As Vice President, Human Resources I am a key executive helping to build the vision for human resources and shape a positive employee experience across the continuum. Working as a strategic partner with the Senior Vice President & Chief People Officer (CPO), I am an imaginative HR leader who can design an engaged, innovative HR organization. I am a high-impact professional who is involved with, and often leads, significant change initiatives for all entities of the organization – hospital, research, and foundation – that influence organizational growth and transformation. As the Vice President, I lead a staff of 78 including the following direct reports: • Senior Director, Human Resources • Director, Provider Human Resources • Senior Director, Talent Acquisition • Director, Research Human Resources • Senior Director, Total Rewards

Education

• Yale School of Management

  Equity, Diversity, Inclusion

• Woodbury University

  Master's degree, Organizational Leadership

• University of Phoenix

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Administration