Nicole Polarek

Nicole Polarek has extensive work experience in various leadership and consulting roles. Nicole is currently a Member at Chief, a position they have held since 2023. Prior to that, they served as the EVP and Chief Operating Officer at Nature's Way starting in 2018. From 2016 to 2020, they worked as an Executive Consultant at NLP Executive Consulting, where they focused on people strategy, transformation consulting, executive coaching, and design for growth. Before that, Nicole held the position of Head of Talent at Kraft Foods Group from 2014 to 2016, and prior to that, they held the role of Senior Director Sales, Supply chain, People at the same company from 2007 to 2014. Nicole also worked as an Adjunct Faculty Member at Northwestern University from 2007 to 2016. Nicole started their career as an Executive Consultant at Strategic Talent Solutions from 2005 to 2007, and earlier in 2005, they held various roles at Kimberly-Clark, including Operations Team Leader, Global Business Analyst (Health Care -Asia), and Finance Team Leader.

Nicole Polarek holds a Master's degree in Business/Organizational Change from Northwestern University. Prior to that, they earned a BA in Economics from Lake Forest College. Additionally, they have attended Northwestern University, although details about the degree obtained and field of study are not provided.