Griselda Zhou is a first-generation Chinese North American, born in Mexico, raised in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, and now residing in San Francisco. While living in Moose Jaw, she founded student leadership group focused on multiculturalism education efforts among youth called, “We Are Canadian Teens” (W.A.C.T.) and served the Moose Jaw Motif Multicultural Festival for multiple years as a Chinese heritage performing artist and organizing committee member.
Griselda currently serves as Global Head of Employee Communications at Woven by Toyota, a subsidiary of Toyota focused on software automotive technology and realizing a mobility society in which everyone can move freely, happily and safely. Prior to this role, she held corporate communications positions at PayPal for nearly a decade, specializing in leadership and organizational communications, public relations, and crisis communications. Prior to PayPal, she held consulting roles in technology companies, including a Y-Combinator-backed startup that was acquired by Dropbox.
Griselda was a director of the Digital Moose Lounge (DML), a San Francisco Bay Area professional group, for eight years between 2015-2023. She held the role of Co-Chair of the Board of Directors from 2019-2021. During her tenure at the DML, she led the transformation of the organization into a thriving community and partnership-based organization, receiving recognition from the City of San Francisco and City of San Jose for the organization’s advocacy of volunteerism and social impact in the local communities. Griselda was also a founding member of SFUers@Bay, a social and networking group serving Simon Fraser University alumni in the Bay Area.
Griselda Zhou holds a master’s degree in integrated marketing communications from the University of Westminster (London, United Kingdom) and a bachelor’s of business administration from Simon Fraser University. Her passions and hobbies include advancing multiculturalism in society, promoting ocean and wildlife conservation efforts, world travel and photography. She is married with two children.
