Helen Lin
Panda Cares/Express
Vice President of Decentralized Learning & Development
As a member of the Human Resources team, Helen Lin spearheads the Decentralized Learning and Development Team. Helen began her career at Panda Express immediately after college in 1994 as Assistant Manager in Arizona. She understands first hand the importance of continuous learning and development. Helen is proud to be part of an organization that puts its people first and is firmly committed to caring for Panda Restaurant Group’s family of associates, so they in turn can deliver food with passion, service with heart and ambiance with pride.
As Vice President of Decentralized Learning & Development, she helps train, inspire and develop associates at every level to help them achieve their goals both personally and professionally. Helen began her career in Operations and continued her growth journey to Vice President of Operations prior to recently transferring to be part of the learning team. In addition, she also served four years in the Marketing Department leading the Field Marketing Teams to help build the brand. Panda is truly a place to grow, to learn, to give and to expand knowledge.
Helen earned a Bachelor of Science in Business majoring in Entrepreneurship, graduating magna cum laude from University of Arizona.