Heidi Grenek

Background

About Heidi Grenek

Strategically navigating the convergence of business and emerging technology, I drive growth and operational success. As a technology-educated business executive, with a career of progressive leadership experience with Corning, PARC, and Xerox, I have led high-stakes transformational initiatives through the development of visions, aligning stakeholders, and mobilizing resources to ensure timely execution of these efforts. I thrive on tackling and overcoming tough challenges by simplifying complexity, setting the strategic direction, and delivering impactful programs with measurable results. Throughout my career, I've excelled in challenging the status quo, building and leading large-scale global teams, and fostering inclusive cultures. My strength lies in crafting and executing cohesive strategies that blend technology, business operations, and supply chain to deliver significant value. Highlights of my achievements include mitigating a $560M existential risk by leading a multidisciplinary team to secure supply, increase technical flexibility, and develop recycling channels, navigating a major challenge for the company. I've also successfully generated >$1B in capital savings in under 3.5 years by rearchitecting the capital management process across engineering, finance, sourcing, and manufacturing, showcasing my ability to oversee large scale mission-critical initiatives. Transforming an internal research center into a revenue generating business provides evidence of my strengths in scaling operations. Additionally, I led and delivered a corporate change management program, deploying Design for Lean Six Sigma globally to 4K+ engineers. I am passionate about driving impactful change and am excited about future opportunities to contribute to the intersection of technology and business for continued success. Specialties: Cross-Functional Leadership | Stakeholder Engagement | Technology Innovation Business Processes | Supply Chain | Technology Leadership & Excellence Business Transformation | Artificial Intelligence | Program Management