Patrick Walsh
Vice President and Head of Human Resources
Oil-Dri Corporation of America
Education
MHRIR, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005
BS, Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004
Career Highlights
- Over 17 years of progressive HR leadership experience across two Fortune 250 organizations
- As HR Director, led a $60 million investment in a large manufacturing and warehouse site expansion to revolutionize how the organization brought products to the marketplace
- Led a team supporting all of US Operations for the largest QSR pizza company in the country, including a team of 15 HR Generalists and Talent Acquisition professionals
- Senior Director of HR leading the HR agenda and strategy for a $2 billion dollar+ sales region encompassing 15 states across the Midwestern US
- Senior Director of Talent Management and Culture for 58,000 employee North American business unit of a Fortune 50 organization
- In early 2022, became the head of HR and an Executive Officer of a small Chicago-based public company
Personal
- Resides in Naperville, IL with wife, Katrina, daughter, Riley, and their labradoodle, Boo.