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EVALEEN JAAGER ROY

BBA, MBA, LLD (HONS)

Evaleen Jaager Roy advises CEOs on talent and strategic Human Resources and coaches executives for top performance. Her clients span the architecture, development and investment sectors and also include some of British Columbia’s leading non-profits.

ABOUT EVALEEN

 

Evaleen Jaager Roy advises CEOs on talent and strategic HR and coaches executives for top performance. Her clients span the architecture, development and investment sectors and also include some of BC’s leading non profits. Prior to starting her own company, she served as Vice President of Human Resources for Electronic Arts, helping to build the industry for a decade in its early high growth years in Vancouver, across Europe and globally. She served as HR Director at Westcoast Energy and began her career in the US auto sector, working in Detroit and New York City.

Evaleen is an active community builder. She served as Board Chair at Simon Fraser University, the first alumna to be elected to this role.  Currently, she is Chair of the Beedie School of Business Advisory Board at SFU.  Evaleen also served as Board Chair at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, helping to pave the way for the iconic new campus. She is Past Chair of the HR & Compensation Committees of the Banff Centre – the world’s largest arts and creativity incubator – and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. She is past Board Member at Curatio, one of BC’s celebrated early stage health tech companies. Evaleen is recognized as an outstanding Alumna from SFU, is a BIV Influential Business Woman Award winner as well as a recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal. In recognition of her community impact, she has received Honorary Doctorates from Simon Fraser University and from Emily Carr. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BBA (Hons) from Simon Fraser University. In 2019 she was appointed Honorary Consul for Estonia in BC and in 2021, elected to serve on the Executive Council of the BC Consular Corps. 

BUSINESS

Evaleen works closely with CEOs and top executives to achieve business results through people – this includes executive recruitment, top team alignment for high performance results, coaching, organizational restructuring, team building, and business expansion.

She collaborates closely with her business partner Patricia York of York HR Solutions and with Carol Robinson at Harbour West Consulting. They have built a robust and growing business based solely on referral – a testimony to their delivery of business results. They love what they do and are privileged to work with amazing and successful clients.

CEO and Executive Coaching

Executive Recruitment

Succession Planning

Top Team Alignment and Building

Vision and Strategy

Leader Development

Talent Management

Organizational Structure

BOARDS

Current Boards
  • Vice Chair, Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University
  • Co Chair, Innovation Council, Simon Fraser University
  • Board Member and Former Chair, HR Committee, Banff Centre of Arts and Creativity
Past Boards
  • Chair, Simon Fraser University
  • Chair, Emily Carr University of Art + Design
  • Board Member, Curatio (technology early stage company)  
  • Board Member and Chair, HR and Comp Committee, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
  • Board Member and Chair, HR Committee, YWCA of Metro Vancouver
  • Board Member and Chair, HR Commitee, BC Lotteries   

BOOKS

Evaleen is the author of Four Chefs One Garden – a lush, colorful book about Vancouver cooking and gardening – featuring chefs Umberto Menghi, Michel Jacob of Le Crocodile, Tojo, and Vikram Vij.

The book sold at over 50 BC retailers and won the Surrey Writer’s Festival 2011 Griffin Prize. Through book sales, a sizable donation was made to the YWCA’s Crabtree Corner, which helps to feed Downtown Eastside kids and families.

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