Sara Giesen

Sara Giesen currently serves as the Chief People Officer - Global at Cogstate, where the focus is on optimizing cognitive assessments for brain health. Prior to this role, Sara held significant positions at Bristol Myers Squibb from November 2010 to May 2022, including Senior HR Director responsible for the global strategy and execution of Flexible Work impacting over 30,000 employees, and HR Director for Australia & New Zealand, leading workforce planning and organizational design efforts. Earlier experience includes serving as HR Manager at BMW Group Australia from 2001 to November 2010, focusing on HR functions across various sectors. Sara holds an MBA in Human Resources from Swinburne University of Technology and completed a leadership course at INSEAD.