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LeAnne Andersen

Rochester,MN

Summary

High performing executive who maximizes business opportunities, anticipates strategic threats and elicits top performance. Versatile and progressive leader bringing 20+ years of HR experience resulting in significant contributions, enterprise growth, business transformation, and cost containment. An executive known for delivering results through diverse workforces, strong programs, cultural awareness, and exemplary relationship and team relevance with a reputation of approachability at all levels of an organization.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Chair, Human Reources

Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
04.2021 - Current

Responsible for delivering value in People Services practice area of Mayo Clinic. This includes end-to-end accountability to define and deliver strategic outcomes while supporting a workforce of 70,000+ across all sites and shields, both domestically and internationally. Current focuses include addressing healthcare staffing crisis; managing workforce affordability while ensuring HR meets organization's expectations. Managing HR staff of 400+ and annual budget of >$50M.

Vice President, Human Resources

Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, CA
04.2015 - 04.2015

Responsible for transforming HR function to improve services and drive affordability plus accountability for all day-to-day employee and manager-facing services to workforce of 210,000+, including approximately 70% represented by organized labor. Management oversight for a staff of 900, a budget of $80M and investment portfolio of $500M. Kaiser Permanente is an integrated care consortium with revenue of $79B during my tenure.

Vice President, Human Resources

Best Buy
Minneapolis, MN
10.1999 - 04.2015

Led administration of 23 services including payroll, compensation, benefits, employee relations, vendor management, HRIS, HR call center, and outsourcing providing service to 140K workforce. Managed a staff of 70 and a $50M budget. At this time, Best Buy was the largest consumer electronic retailer operating over 1,000 stores in the U.S., Canada and Mexico with revenue of $40B.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism And Public Relations

Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, MN

MBA - Organizational Leadership

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

Executive Leadership Certificate -

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Skills

  • Business Transformation
  • HR Strategy
  • High Performing Teams
  • Mergers and Acquisition
  • Financial Management
  • Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
  • Talent Management
  • Employee and Labor Relations
  • Learning & Development
  • Talent Acquisition and Recruiting
  • HRIS
  • Compliance

Accomplishments

  • Led a transformation for 200,000+ employees with a $1.1B business case. Selected by the CEO and Board of Directors as accountable executive for a multi-year program focused on empowering managers, simplifying workforce experience and curve-jumping HR's capabilities.
  • Experienced mergers and acquisition leader with proven success of aligning strategic objectives with execution. History of pre-merger evaluations, negotiations, and post-merger integrations in healthcare and retail industries.
  • Leader of Enterprise Shared Service strategic council focused on affordability which ultimately reduced expenses by $100M+ annually. One of ten executives charged with maturing shared service businesses to reverse affordability trend; recognized as leading the most mature service line and internal vision of good.
  • Progressive leadership of labor relations with a proven track record of avoiding union disruptions, avoiding unnecessary expenses, and a commitment to negotiate in good faith and during decertification.
  • Experienced HR Risk Management in both traditional and progressive organizations. Accountable to assess and protect risk across a broad portfolio of services ensuring regulatory, financial, process-related and data controls meet or exceed internal and external standards.
  • Member of Business Function Capital Allocation Committee stewarding a budget of $350M annually. Responsible for investment portfolio oversight and governance, while establishing policies and practices to drive ROI.
  • Pioneer of new technologies which drive productivity improvement. Strong competence in digital transformations through cloud-based, on premise, and advanced technologies which simplify experience and improve organizational productivity.

Timeline

Chair, Human Reources

Mayo Clinic
04.2021 - Current

Vice President, Human Resources

Kaiser Permanente
04.2015 - 04.2015

Vice President, Human Resources

Best Buy
10.1999 - 04.2015

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism And Public Relations

Minnesota State University - Mankato

MBA - Organizational Leadership

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Executive Leadership Certificate -

Harvard University
LeAnne Andersen