Katrina Thompson is the Chief People Officer (CPO) for FORVIS. She has more than 25 years of experience in human resources (HR) and has been with the firm for more than 20 years, serving in various roles. As CPO, she leads a dynamic group of HR professionals to drive and support FORVIS’ people strategy, systems, and processes in alignment with the firm’s strategy. As a strategic partner, she provides HR leadership. She ensures excellence across the firm for all HR programs and practices, emphasizing talent experience, performance development, inclusion and diversity, compensation and benefits, workforce and succession planning, talent acquisition, well-being and employee relations. Katrina’s passion is people, and she loves whole-person, strength-based coaching and development and serving as a trusted advisor. She is a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and an SHRM Senior Certified Professional.