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BNSF Railway CEO and leadership

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Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Kathryn M. Farmer is the BNSF Railway's CEO. BNSF Railway has 41,000 employees, of which 31 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The BNSF Railway executive team is 42% female and 58% male.
  • 66% of the management team is White.
  • 11% of BNSF Railway management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 10% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Name & TitleBio
Kathryn M. Farmer

President and CEO

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Matthew Igoe

EVP, COO

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Matthew Igoe is an Executive Vice President and COO at BNSF Railway and is based in Naperville, Illinois. He has worked as Regional Vice President at BNSF Railway; General Manager at BNSF Railway; and VP Service Design, Performance,Capacity Planning and Transportation at BNSF Railway. Matthew studied at KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT between 2009 and 2010, Canisius College between 1990 and 1994, and KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT between 2006 and 2008.

Stevan B. Bobb

Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

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Stevan Bobb is an Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at BNSF Railway.

Muru Murugappan

Chief Information Officer & VP Technology Services

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Muru Murugappan is a Chief Information Officer & VP Technology Services at BNSF Railway and is based in Dallas/Fort Worth Area. He has worked as Manager at EY; Vice President, Information Technology at Sony Electronics; and Director at Sony Electronics. Muru attended UCLA Anderson School of Management between 2006 and 2008 and University of Nebraska-Lincoln between 1993 and 1995.

Paul Bischler

EVP, CFO

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Roger Nober

EVP

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Bryan Brock

Train Dispatcher

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Bryan Brock is an On-call millitary Operations Specialist at ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT INC, Train Dispatcher at BNSF Railway, and Chief Dispatcher at BNSF Railway and is based in Fort Worth, Texas. He has worked as Air Traffic Controller at Succeed to Lead, LLC. Bryan studied at Columbia College.

Carl Ice

CEO

Christina Lyons

Supervisor Maintenance of Way Planning

Christina Lyons's LinkedIn

Christina Lyons is a Chief Dispatcher at BNSF Railway and Supervisor Maintenance of Way Planning at BNSF Railway and is based in Fort Worth, Texas. She studied at Gamma Beta Phi Society between 2007 and 2010.

Dana A Williams

Chief Train Dispatcher

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Dana A Williams is a Chief Train Dispatcher at BNSF Railway and is based in Haslet, Texas.

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BNSF Railway board members

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Matthew Rose

Board Member

BNSF Railway leadership demographics

BNSF Railway gender distribution in management team

  • The BNSF Railway executive team is 42% female and 58% male.
  • BNSF Railway is 17% female and 83% male company-wide.
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58%
Company-wide: 83%
Female
Female
42%
Company-wide: 17%

BNSF Railway executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among BNSF Railway executive officers is White.
  • 66% of the management team is White.
  • 11% of BNSF Railway's management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 10% of the management team is Black or African American.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 63% of employees are White.
  • 16% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 9% of employees are Asian.
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What employees say about the executives at BNSF Railway

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3.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2024
Pros of working at BNSF Railway

Operations has great salary, excellent wellness benefits, great internal employee resource groups

Cons of working at BNSF Railway

Scheduled vs exempt animosity grows greater with each furlough

BNSF Railway benefits

Salary

What do you like best about BNSF Railway's CEO and the leadership team?

Transparent, hold quarterly calls and will take questions

How would you improve BNSF Railway's culture?

Fire those who lack integrity - too much “good ol boys” club

How did you prepare for the BNSF Railway interview?

Safety first!

How does your compensation at BNSF Railway compare to the industry average?

Higher

What's the diversity at BNSF Railway like?

Leadership is getting better at being more diverse, middle management can be cliquey

What brings you the most joy at BNSF Railway?

It’s easy and the money is good

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Pros of working at BNSF Railway

Job Stability, Competitive Pay, Career Growth Opportunities, Retirement Benefits, Health Benefits, Safety Culture, Employee Development, Diversity and Inclusion, Community Impact, and Technological Innovation.

Cons of working at BNSF Railway

24x7

BNSF Railway benefits

Career Growth and Opportunities

What do you like best about BNSF Railway's CEO and the leadership team?

Experience and Expertise, Focus on Innovation, Commitment to Safety, Diversity and Inclusion, Customer Centric Approach and Sustainability Initiatives.

How would you improve BNSF Railway's culture?

Enhance Employee Recognition and Employee Feedback

How did you prepare for the BNSF Railway interview?

No preparation.

How does your compensation at BNSF Railway compare to the industry average?

Above average

What's the diversity at BNSF Railway like?

The diversity demographics have continued to improve over time, more women and people of color year over year.

What brings you the most joy at BNSF Railway?

The people that I work with and the difference I make each and everyday.

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Updated November 18, 2022

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