Selena Yuan

Selena Yuan

Global Head of Talent Development
Cytokinetics

With more than 17 years of experience, Selena is a growth catalyst known for her strategic vision and forward looking talent strategies. Her innovative approach to creating a sustainable and scalable talent ecosystem has allowed her to be able to build, scale and accelerate business growth. Selena leads with a clear purpose to help companies achieve success by maximizing the full potential of people.

Selena builds the essential building blocks for success, which includes a truly differentiated talent philosophy, a multi-year strategic roadmap, streamlined people processes, and technology systems that enable organizations to achieve their goals. She scales organizational capabilities with effective organization design and leadership upskilling to drive business growth. Her strategy to accelerate business expansion is reflected in how she strengthen senior executive bench, activate high potential, and shape a culture of high performance and accountability.

Beyond her corporate success, Selena is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion. She serves as the Chairwoman and board of director for the Silicon Valley Leadership Community (SVLC.tech), championing the advancement of Asian senior executives. Her article on career development has also been featured in Harvard Business Review in 2023.  

Selena holds Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management from University of Illinois at Chicago.