Sheryl Genna

About Sheryl Genna

Senior leader with more than a decade at PwC designing and executing enterprise talent, culture, and workforce initiatives impacting employees across 64 U.S. offices. My work focuses on helping large organizations translate people strategy into practical programs that leaders and teams can actually use. I have led firmwide initiatives across performance management, leadership development, employee engagement, and culture transformation, partnering closely with senior leaders to align talent strategy with business priorities. I am known for taking complex organizational challenges and turning them into clear, scalable solutions. This includes redesigning performance experiences, strengthening leadership pipelines, and building programs that improve engagement, retention, and team effectiveness. My background spans workforce strategy, internal communications, learning and development, and employee experience. I bring a systems mindset, strong stakeholder partnership, and a focus on building environments where people and organizations perform at their best.

Experience

1. People Engagement Senior Manager

   PwC

   Nov 2024 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Lead operations for firmwide culture and inclusion programs, optimizingexecution and aligning efforts to PwC’s strategic workforce engagementpriorities-Serve as a connective tissue across Inclusion, Talent, and Risk teams to driveefficient coordination, reduce silos, and accelerate execution of nationalinitiatives-Manage performance tracking, data synthesis, and stakeholder reporting forhigh-visibility programs impacting employees across 64 U.S. offices-Leverage AI and emerging tech to enhance employee experience, scalecommunications, and streamline delivery of culture-focused programming-Operationalize engagement and belonging strategies by translating vision intosystems, tools, and scalable processes that support execution with consistencyand care-Act as a culture ambassador and trusted partner to senior leaders, offeringinsights that shape decision-making, improve employee sentiment, and driveinclusion outcomes.

Education

• NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development

  MA, Educational Theatre

• Rutgers University

  BA, English , Education