Kari Kirchhoefer
Union Pacific Railroad
Vice President-Premium, Marketing, and Sales
Kari Kirchhoefer was named Vice President – Premium in February 2021. In this role, she is responsible for leading the teams that provide a wide-range of intermodal and automotive transportation solutions for both domestic and international freight, which represents over $6.0 billion in annual revenue.
Most recently, Kirchhoefer had been Vice President - Loup Logistics, a position she held since September 2019. During her career, Kirchhoefer has served as Vice President – Industrial, Customer Care & Support, Vice President - Chemicals and president of the company's former subsidiary, Streamline. She has more than 29 years of experience with Union Pacific Railroad.
Kirchhoefer currently serves on the Salvation Army Advisory Board and was previously a board member for the Child Saving Institute. She is also a former executive director for Union Pacific's LEAD women's initiative.
Kari earned a bachelor's degree in Marketing from Northwest Missouri State University.
She and her husband, Dave, have two daughters.