Sasha Diskin (Past Speaker)

Sasha Diskin is the Executive Director of Talent Management at Horizon Therapeutics. She leads the company’s talent-related initiatives, including enterprise learning & development, inclusion & diversity efforts, talent acquisition, employee engagement, and culture programs to support Horizon as a Best Place to Work.  Since joining Horizon in July 2018, Sasha’s team has launched several new company-wide initiatives, including rolling out new values and competencies, an enhanced approach to workplace flexibility, setting the foundation to drive a feedback-oriented culture, and defining clear expectations and development opportunities for managers. 

Prior to joining Horizon, Sasha was the Director of Organizational Effectiveness and Change Management at Baxter International.  During her almost six years at Baxter, Sasha implemented a Change Management Center of Excellence while leading the change management of several large-scale organizational transformations, including corporate acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations and culture initiatives. Sasha has a passion for driving innovative initiatives that improve business and people outcomes. 

Earlier in her career Sasha worked as an HR consultant at Willis Towers Watson and at Bank of America, focusing on business process re-engineering and operational risk management.  Sasha holds an MBA from DePaul University.