Global Chief Human Resource Officer
Bristol Myers Squibb

Ann Powell is the EVP, Global Chief Human Resource Officer for Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) whose mission is to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases.

With a focus on business performance, Ann leads efforts to drive the corporation’s global people strategy, empowering the company’s current and future workforce and building a healthy culture focused on serving patients and communities. Ann works across the enterprise to support BMS’s commitment to creating an energizing work experience and a culture that is powerfully diverse and globally inclusive. Most recently, Ann was appointed executive sponsor for COVID recovery at BMS, overseeing the global efforts to ensure the health and safety of employees while continuing to deliver for patients. 

Ann’s industry experience and expertise lie in executive compensation, global leadership development, change management, global diversity and inclusion, training design and delivery, recruitment and placement, labor relations, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and green field start-ups.

With a career spanning both international and domestic assignments, Ann has held leadership roles of increasing responsibility within the gas, chemical and pharmaceutical industries, including Dow Chemical and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. Prior to joining BMS in 2013, Ann was the Chief Human Resources Officer for Shire Pharmaceuticals.

Ann holds a BS degree from Iowa State University, a Master’s degree in Industrial Relations, University of Minnesota, and is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR®).

Ann is an avid reader and traveler and enjoys spending time with her family and friends.