Q3 Chair's Forum with Christy Pambianchi

Tim Richmond is Former Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer for AbbVie, and was responsible for leading a global human resources organization focused on engaging high-performing employees and amplifying a culture that drives business performance. As a result of this focus, AbbVie has been named to more than 40 Great Place to Work® and Top Employer® lists and is prominently recognized on “Best of” lists related to workplace, diversity, employee engagement, corporate responsibility and business performance.

Prior to AbbVie, Mr. Richmond served as Divisional Vice President, Compensation and Benefits at Abbott. He also held various human resources management positions at 3M Company.

Mr. Richmond is chair of the board of directors for the HR Policy Association and on the advisory board for the University of South Carolina’s Center for Executive Succession. Mr. Richmond also serves on the Board of Directors for the Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation and the Travis Manion Foundation. In 2024, he was awarded the Distinguished HR Executive Award by the Academy of Management and was named a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources in 2020.

Mr. Richmond earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communications from the University of Minnesota and a master’s degree in labor and industrial relations from Michigan State University.

Christy Pambianchi is Chief Human Resources Officer at Caterpillar Inc. She has served as a CHRO for the past 18 years at various companies across multiple industries, most recently serving as Chief People Officer at Intel, a global leader in semiconductor design and manufacturing with over $53 billion in annual revenue.

As the Chief People Officer at Intel, Pambianchi led Human Resources, Corporate Real Estate, Corporate Social Responsibility, and the company’s Transformation Management Office. Pambianchi has held CHRO roles at Verizon and Corning with responsibilities that included information technology and every aspect of human resources. She also held additional roles of increased responsibility at PepsiCo, Inc.

Pambianchi holds a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and is a fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources, serving on their board as well as several Human Resources boards to advance the profession.

Timothy J. Bartl is Chief Executive Officer of CHRO Association the nation’s leading public policy association of senior human resource executives, representing nearly 400 of the largest companies operating within the United States and globally. The Association focuses on the development of U.S. human resources and employment public policy, primarily at the federal level. At the same time, the Association uses the collective strength of its membership to facilitate chief human resource officer education and enrichment, and achieve market-based improvements in HR practices as well as developing unique member offerings such as its Retiree Health Access program.

Mr. Bartl joined the Association in 1997, and prior to helping found its Center On Executive Compensation in 2008, he served as the Association’s Assistant General Counsel and Vice President of Corporate Affairs, concentrating on executive and employee compensation, government relations, employment rights and retirement security matters.

Mr. Bartl served as Chief Executive Officer of HR Policy Association’s Center On Executive Compensation, a research and advocacy organization comprised of more than 130 HR Policy Association members dedicated to providing a reasoned perspective on executive compensation. In that role, he oversaw the Center’s operations, policy and best practice development and federal advocacy activities involving executive compensation design, disclosure, governance and taxation. He is also a frequent writer and speaker on the subject.

In addition to his work with the Association and Center, Mr. Bartl is also a Partner of Tributary LLP, an association management firm specializing in health care, employment, compensation, benefits and labor law.

Mr. Bartl formerly served as Legislative Director and Counsel to former Rep. Steve Gunderson (R-WI), and is a graduate of Marquette University and the University of Minnesota Law School. He was elected a fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources in 2017.