Gwen McDonald

Who is Gwen McDonald?

Gwen McDonald is the senior vice president of Human Resources at Network

Appliance. She is responsible for creating the company's strategic vision for

worldwide staffing, employee relations, training, organizational development,

compensation and benefits. As part of her role, McDonald also works to preserve

the unique cultural values and principles at Network Appliance, which have

enabled the company to be ranked as one of Fortune Magazine's "100 Best Places

to Work" for two consecutive years. McDonald has more than 20 years of

experience in human resources. Prior to joining Network Appliance, McDonald

worked at 3COM Corporation for 14 years, serving in a variety of positions such

as senior vice president of Corporate Services, vice president of Worldwide

Product and Supply Operations, and director of Human Resources for the Business

Connectivity Company. McDonald also was the Human Resources manager for LSI

Logic's Santa Clara operations and served at Fairchild Semiconductor for 12

years in various human resources positions, including as the senior Human

Resources manager for the Linear division. McDonald holds a bachelor of

science degree in human resources and organizational behavior from the

University of San Francisco. She currently is on the board of directors for

Springboard Forward, a non-profit organization whose mission is building career

advancement capabilities for the entry-level workforce.