Tamara Fountain
About Tamara Fountain
Tamara Fountain serves as the VP (Head of) People & Culture at Sonoma Biotherapeutics, where she has worked since 2021. With a background in human resources at Gilead Sciences and Whirlpool Corporation, she holds a JD from Cornell Law School and is recognized for her expertise in employee experience, business agility, and diversity initiatives.
Current Role at Sonoma BioTherapeutics
Tamara Fountain serves as the Vice President and Head of People & Culture at Sonoma BioTherapeutics. She has held this position since 2021, contributing to the company's human resources strategy and initiatives in South San Francisco, California. In her role, she focuses on enhancing the employee experience and fostering a culture that supports business agility and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Previous Experience at Gilead Sciences
Prior to her current role, Tamara Fountain worked at Gilead Sciences in various human resources capacities. She was the Senior Director of Human Resources from 2018 to 2021, following her tenure as Associate Director for five months in 2018. Additionally, she served as Director of Human Resources for five months in 2018. Her experience at Gilead Sciences involved strategic HR guidance and organizational design.
Background in Law and Human Resources
Tamara Fountain studied at Cornell Law School, where she earned her Juris Doctor (JD) degree from 2002 to 2005. Her legal background complements her human resources expertise, having worked as an Attorney at Lane Powell PC from 2012 to 2015. She also held the position of Senior Manager of Employee Relations and Senior HR Legal Counsel at Whirlpool Corporation from 2015 to 2018, where she focused on employee relations and legal aspects of HR.
Expertise in HR Leadership
Tamara Fountain is recognized for her expertise in human resources leadership, particularly in optimizing the employee experience throughout the employee lifecycle. She has a strong focus on business agility and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I). Her skills include strategic HR guidance, change management, and complaint resolution, making her a thought leader in translating data and external trends into innovative HR practices.