Experience and Present Responsibilities

- Angela has 23 years of HR experience with 9 of those at Gilead Sciences, a global biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to discover, develop and deliver innovative therapeutics for people with life-threatening diseases.

- Prior to joining Gilead, Angela was a Program Manager, International Benefits at JDSU for 14 years. 

- Before finding her passion in employee benefits, Angela was a teacher in the public school system in Canada.

- Angela is located at Gilead’s headquarters in Foster City, California where she moved with her family from Ottawa, Canada in 2015. 

- Angela provides leadership and strategic oversight for all retirement, health, and wellbeing benefit programs across all of Gilead’s business and in a complex global environment.  

- Her scope includes leading the development of global benefits strategy, establishing corporate governance, analyzing current and developing legislation, understanding environmental factors impacting plan performance and program competitiveness, developing multi-year roadmaps, executing on M&A transactions, and leading a team that is transforming the way employee benefit plans and programs are delivered to employees and their families. 

- Angela’s work currently enhances Gilead’s position as a biotech employer of choice.  

Education

- Angela graduated from Saint Francis Xavier University with a Bachelor of Arts and then from Saint Mary’s University with a Bachelor of Education.  Both universities are located in Nova Scotia, Canada.