Shauna Geraghty, Psy.D.
About Shauna Geraghty, Psy.D.
Shauna Geraghty, Psy.D., is the Senior Vice President, Global Head of People and Talent at Talkdesk and a Strategic Advisor at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Title
Shauna Geraghty, Psy.D., serves as the Senior Vice President, Global Head of People and Talent at Talkdesk. She also holds a role as Strategic Advisor in the Stress Responsivity, Emotion, and Mood (StREaM) Laboratory at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Company
Shauna Geraghty is currently employed at Talkdesk, a leading cloud contact center service provider. She joined Talkdesk as its first U.S. employee in 2012 and has played a significant role in the company's growth and development. Her contributions have helped scale the company to a decacorn status with over 2,000 employees worldwide.
Education and Expertise
Shauna Geraghty earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) from the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium, where she also received a Master of Science (M.S.) in Clinical Psychology. Additionally, she holds a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Psychology with an emphasis in Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience from San Diego State University. Shauna completed her undergraduate studies with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior from the University of California, Davis.
Background
Before her current role, Shauna Geraghty served as the Senior Vice President, Head of Global Talent, and the Head of People and Operations at Talkdesk. Her background includes extensive experience in clinical psychology and various internships and research positions at institutions such as the Stanford University School of Medicine and Sharp HealthCare. She also has experience in marketing, having served as the Head of Marketing at Talkdesk from 2012 to 2016.
Achievements
Shauna Geraghty has led Talkdesk to numerous accolades, including being ranked #8 on Forbes Cloud 100 (2023) and securing awards such as Best Engineering Team (2023), Best Company for Diversity (2022), and Best Career Growth (2022) by Comparably. She is the executive sponsor for the Women in Technology group at Talkdesk and serves on the Customer Advisory Board of LinkedIn. Her strategic initiatives have established the global Marketing, Talent Acquisition, People, IT, and Executive Operations functions at Talkdesk.