Karen Farrell joined FuelCell Energy as Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, in August 2023. In this role, she serves on the CEO’s leadership team and focuses on the vision, strategy, and execution of strategic imperatives related to FuelCell Energy’s people agenda.
Prior to joining FuelCell Energy, Karen was the Senior Vice President, Global Talent & Total Rewards for CWT, a global travel management company that manages business travel, meetings, incentives, conferencing, and event management based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At CWT she developed the global talent and total rewards strategies to attract, retain, engage and orient critical talent.
Karen spent 22 years with the pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals USA based in Ridgefield, Connecticut. During that time, she held increasing levels of Human Resources leadership responsibilities, holding roles as Vice President, US Total Rewards, Vice President, HR Business Partner, Human Pharmaceutical, Vice President Talent Management US & Americas and various Human Resources Business Partnering and Human Resource compliance roles.
Earlier in her career, Karen held human resources roles at Diversified Investment Advisor, Purchase, New York and Prudential Relocation Valhalla, New York.
Karen earned a Master of Science in Human Resources and Organizational Development from Manhatanville College in New York, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Cedar Crest College in Pennsylvania.