Shalini Saxena
Product Manager - Materials Scaling Innovations & Sustainability @Taghleef Industries
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WORK HISTORY
Product Manager - Materials Scaling Innovations & Sustainability @Taghleef Industries
At Taghleef Industries, Shalini serves as a Product Manager for a portfolio of 20+ polymer films, spanning specialty and select commodity products, supporting approximately 45–50 million lbs in annual volume and ~$127MM in annual revenue across ~20 global B2B customers in industrial and regulated pressure-sensitive label markets. In this role, she translates complex materials science, manufacturing constraints, and diverse customer performance requirements into actionable product strategy and portfolio-level decisions.Shalini partners closely with R&D, quality, operations, and commercial teams to guide international product transfers, manage technical and qualification risk, and lead new product introductions across the Americas. Her scope spans material selection, process robustness, quality and claims alignment, and lifecycle optimization of films operating in demanding end-use environments.With a strong foundation in polymer science and prior industry R&D experience, Shalini brings a systems-level perspective to polymer materials commercialization, bridging laboratory innovation, manufacturing scale-up, and market adoption. She is particularly focused on advancing sustainable materials solutions, strengthening global supply resilience, and enabling data-driven decision-making across the product lifecycle.
EDUCATION
Georgia Institute of Technology
PhD, Materials Science & Engineering (Concentration: Soft Matter, Minor: Biomedical Sciences)
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
BS, Chemical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude
ABOUT SHALINI SAXENA
My mission is to drive global progress through the advancement of world-class businesses and pioneering innovations addressing public health and sustainability challenges. I am known to be an agile learner capable of rapidly synthesizing interdisciplinary information to create visionary strategies, streamline operations, build elegant solutions, forge impactful partnerships, and cultivate dedicated teams.I have led key strategic, innovation, operations, engagement, and turnaround initiatives across regulated industries (Pharmaceuticals, Medical Device, Healthcare, & Specialty Materials). My efforts have resulted in numerous industry awards including: DowDuPont CEO’s Integration Award (2019), DuPont ENGAGE Award (2019), Merck Inspire Recognition Award for Ethics & Safety (2020), and GSK Global Recognition Award for Teamwork (2022).Throughout my life, I have honed my critical thinking, creative thinking, and cognitive flexibility through the pursuit of both scientific research and the arts. Over time, my experiences spanning these domains have gradually transformed me into an innovation artist with an original perspective and rare skillset; together, these experiences have strongly influenced my leadership fingerprint, enabling me to approach complex challenges with a fresh perspective while captivating diverse audiences, igniting team spirit, and nurturing employee growth. As an inclusive innovation leader, I believe in harnessing the power of diverse perspectives and individual strengths to unite cross-functional teams. In addition, I advocate the importance of curiosity, empathy, creativity, and experimentation during the business innovation process to build high-performance teams that achieve extraordinary outcomes.
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