Julie Gallardo - Nominee for Exceptional Leader Award

Julie Gallardo is a strategic and innovative Human Resources leader with years of progressive experience with both union and nonunion talent segments. As a Senior Manager at Kaiser Permanente, Julie is a strong people leader with proven capability to empower, motivate and develop others. A genuine influencer who thrives on tough challenges translating business needs into actionable goals. Julie is a positive and creative thinker, problem solver and decision maker who effectively balances employee needs with the mission of the organization. Julie is passionate about matching college graduates with careers at Kaiser Permanente.

Career Highlight

The University Relations team at Kaiser Permanente was on track to hire its biggest intern cohort ever in 2020, and then Covid happened. In an abundance of caution for students, employees, and the overall healthcare environment, the team made the very difficult decision to cancel its program. Not only did this greatly impact students, but it impacted Julie's team as well. Julie had to quickly reorganize and figure out a way that intern and early in career talent strategies were still top of mind for hiring managers, and provide meaningful work for her team.