Angie (Hovland) Freeman, ’91

Chief Human Resources Officer, C.H. Robinson Worldwide

Board Recruitment Chair | Executive Committee | Alumni Relations & Development Committee

Terms served: 2019-2022, 2022-2025

Career

As Chief Human Resources & ESG Officer at C.H. Robinson, Angie Freeman leads the company’s global talent strategies including recruiting, compensation, learning and leadership development, corporate communications, and people analytics. She also leads the company’s ESG strategies, including diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community relations.

As a services company, C.H. Robinson’s people and winning culture have been instrumental to its long track record of success. Angie also serves as the management liaison to the C.H. Robinson Board of Directors Compensation Committee.

Community

Angie leads C.H. Robinson’s charitable giving efforts as President of the C.H. Robinson Foundation, which along with the company, has contributed over $21 million to charitable organizations since 2005. In addition to her executive role at C.H. Robinson, Angie also serves on the board of Spartan Motors (NASDAQ: SPAR), a specialty vehicle manufacturer and assembler. 

Her past community involvement includes serving as Chair of LeadersUp, a national nonprofit founded by Starbucks to address the issue of unemployment among opportunity youth, and as Chair of Community Health Charities of Minnesota, which works to improve lives affected by chronic illness. In addition, she has played an active role in numerous transportation and logistics industry organizations, serving on committees within the National Industrial Transportation League and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Angie is a frequent speaker on talent strategy and leadership topics, including strategy and agility, and women’s leadership.