Selina Millstam

Selina describes herself as a people philanthropist – she makes an active effort to promote the wellbeing of those around her, everyday. She joined Ericsson in 2011 and currently holds the role of Vice President & Global Head of Talent Management. At Ericsson, she works as part of the core team working to transform the organization to sustainable thrive in a digital world. She has led an agenda focused on building a better employee experience through redefining core process and ways of working related to some of the most pressing people topics. – performance management, employee engagement, talent identification, succession, diversity & inclusion, culture transformation, assessment and development and overall building ethical and responsible leaders for the future.
Before joining Ericsson, Selina was a Principal Consultant at Mercer Leadership Development. In this role, she helped Fortune 500 organizations achieve high performance through leadership development programs, executive coaching, and organizational change initiatives. Selina also spent a number of years at Nike’s global headquarters in Portland, Oregon, working in sports marketing, total rewards, and leadership development. Before joining Nike, she was an experiential leadership development consultant, mixing her love of the outdoors with a passion for growing people. Her early experience as a social worker at a community mental health agency in Detroit, Michigan still informs how she works with and supports leaders today.

Selina finds inspiration and energy in her work as a founding board member of Giving Wings/The Case for Her, a foundation that drives for social change through educating women and children. She has a BA in psychology and MA in social work business administration from the University of Michigan, USA, as well as Master’s level studies in organizational change from Ashridge Business School, UK.

Selina is originally from the USA, but has lived in Sweden since 2003, with her husband and two children. When not focused on her professional work, you will find her enjoying the outdoors, running, exploring the Stockholm Archipelago with her family, or watching documentary films with friends.

Selina’s true passion is drawing connections between organizational goals and individual strengths to help leaders navigate complexity, drive for high performance by supporting them realize their purpose enabling them to tap into unrealized resilience in service of being the best version of themselves.