About Kurtis Grenkow

As an Executive Advisor at McLean & Company, Kurtis Grenkow draws on over 25 years as a senior People & Culture leader to help organizations navigate growth, transformation, and workforce complexity across North America and international markets. He partners with senior leaders to unlock organizational performance through people strategies aligned with core business objectives, specializing in workforce strategy, leadership alignment, organizational effectiveness, and enterprise wide change.

With a career spanning energy, construction, transportation, academia, financial services, retail, and global project environments, Kurtis has led large scale organizational design, workforce transformation, and change leadership initiatives across multi jurisdictional operations. His experience includes mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, operating model redesign, and cultural integration across diverse environments, bringing clarity to complexity and translating strategic intent into practical organizational solutions.

Kurtis is known for strengthening organizational performance through disciplined execution and data driven insight. Across publicly traded, privately held, and global organizations, he has modernized HR functions, implemented enterprise workforce systems, and elevated talent, leadership, and performance practices. He has also led organizational response and workforce continuity during major disruptions, ensuring stability, alignment, and operational readiness.

Kurtis holds professional designations including CPHR, CCP, and SCMP, and has completed executive development programs through IBM, Wharton, Rice University, the University of Alberta, and Queen’s University. His undergraduate studies at the University of Manitoba focused on organizational effectiveness, adult education, and human resources management, providing a strong foundation for his work supporting leaders in driving sustainable organizational performance.