Selina Ip

Selina is an accomplished strategy executive with 30 years of international experience driving large-scale organization transformations. Prior to Melyore, Selina was a Managing Director and held senior global strategy leadership roles for over 15 years at Deloitte, a top $40 billion professional services firm with a presence in 150 countries. At Deloitte Global, she led the design and delivery of global, enterprise-wide transformation initiatives, such as: global technology strategy and operating model, geographic investment priorities, country governance, service delivery construct, budget optimization. She directly advised the firm’s C-suite including the Global Chief Operating Officer; the Global Executive Leader of all revenue-generating services; and the Global Chief Information Officer.  

Her accomplishments include:

• Governance. Developed a global governance program to drive accountability, raise performance, and increase transparency, covering market facing and internal operations. Designed and led implementation conducted annually through CEOs of 44 local firms, governed by the Global Board of Directors. Held briefings for the Global Board on program design, results and recommendations.

• Strategy and Investments. Created and successfully implemented a new collaborative approach to establish global strategic priorities for investments, including creating alignment and building consensus to enable adoption by COOs and CFOs across 18 key geographies. Established the Principles guiding the development of business case and operational design of strategic new constructs to enhance client service delivery capabilities.

• Technology Operating Model. Led the development and adoption of a global enterprise technology strategy and operating model for a $1.8 billion technology organization. Designed an operating model that strengthened cyber security, improved client service, and reduced risk. Architected a global model to integrate previously independent technology teams of all countries into a single operation.

Selina started her career in Silicon Valley in product marketing at Everex Systems and Media Vision. Her other prior roles included: leading client engagements at the Boston Consulting Group; set up operations for start-ups at a boutique venture capital in Asia; a member of the management team at Twinwood Technologies.

Selina currently serves on the Tulane Business School Advisory Council and is an Innovator-in-Residence at Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She periodically guest lectures at Tulane Business School and New York University on strategy, planning, and organization transformation topics. 

Credentials

• Leading Professional Services Firm Certificate from Harvard Executive Education Program

• MBA from University of California, Berkeley

• BBA from University of Wisconsin, Madison

• Certificate in Non-Profit Management from University of Texas at Austin

• TRUE Zero Waste Certification from Green Business Certification Inc.

• DiSC Certification