Katie Lawler is Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW). ITW is a Fortune 250 global industrial company built around a differentiated and proprietary business model. The company’s seven industry-leading segments leverage the ITW Business Model to generate solid growth with best-in-class margins and returns in markets where highly innovative, customer-focused solutions are required. ITW’s approximately 43,000 dedicated colleagues around the world thrive in the company’s decentralized, entrepreneurial culture. In 2025, ITW achieved revenues of $16 billion. The company had a market capitalization of approximately $80 billion as of December, 2025.
Ms. Lawler joined ITW in October 2014 and previously served as Executive Vice President, Human Resources for GATX Corporation. Prior to joining GATX, she held a wide range of positions in operations, human resources, and law with Tribune Media (formerly Tribune Company). Ms. Lawler began her professional career as an attorney in private practice.
Ms. Lawler is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE: NX). She also serves on the Board of Directors for the McCormick Foundation, Junior Achievement of Chicago and the Shedd Aquarium.
Ms. Lawler graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history from the College of the Holy Cross and received a Juris Doctor from the University of Notre Dame.