Marianne Jackson

Marianne Jackson has over 25 years of experience in the Human Resource management field, spanning both the healthcare and technology industries. Her areas of expertise include organizational effectiveness, executive coaching, workforce optimization, strategic planning and culture-shaping. 

Ms. Jackson is currently Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Community Relations, and Internal Communications for Blue Shield of California -- one of the three largest health plans in the state.  She has held the position since 2003.

Prior to joining Blue Shield, Ms. Jackson served in Senior Vice President and Vice President roles at Palm Inc., Cisco Systems, SanDisk Corporation and Logitech.  She has also held executive leadership positions with Silicon Graphics and Sun Microsystems.  

Ms. Jackson currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Health Trust of Silicon Valley, Blue Shield of California Foundation and The HR Forum of Silicon Valley.  She previously held board positions with Catholic Charities, The Women’s Initiative for Self Employment, Santa Clara University and San Jose State University’s advisory boards for their Business School/Human Resources.

Ms. Jackson is a frequent speaker on a variety of topics.  She addresses audiences such as:  The Conference Board, The Corporate Leadership Council, HR Symposium, Oracle World, the HR Strategy Forum, The World Congress on Wellness, The Conference Board on Work/Life Balance, The Economist Business Forum, and IMD International.  She has also authored articles on the topic of Corporate Wellness that recently includes Forbes Magazine, LA Chamber Directory, Corporate Wellness Magazine and CAL Broker Journal.  

Ms. Jackson holds bachelor degrees in Psychology and Sociology from the University of California.  She did her graduate work at the University of Santa Clara in Counseling Psychology.