Cherie Aplin (Past Speaker)

Cherie Aplin is the head of global leadership development and part of the Global Talent Management & Learning department at Edwards Lifesciences. She brings over 20 years of business experience as a Human Resource professional and performance consultant.

Prior to Edwards, Cherie worked for multiple large corporations in Leadership Development/Talent Management managerial positions. She was an external performance consultant, partnering with several large Fortune 500 firms, including directing a Proficiency Coach Academy for management staff for Bank of America’s Loan Servicing Division. In addition, she was responsible for acquisition technical/retail training during Washington Mutual’ expansion efforts in the Pacific Northwest.

Cherie holds a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara in Communications and a M.S. in Organizational Leadership from Colorado State University. In addition, she is certified in Korn Ferry tools, DDI, Achieved Global, Five Behaviors, and Covey Leadership programs. She is one of the few Master Facilitators for the late Peter Drucker.

Cherie also served on the HR Advisory Board for Cal State Fullerton graduate program, Alumni Association for UCSB and a board member of the Capistrano Coast National Charity League.