Bob Hanley is Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for The University of Chicago Medicine. 

As a member of UCM’s President’s Council, Bob is responsible for all aspects of human resources including attracting and developing the best talent and building a culture of engagement.

With more than 30 years in Human Resources, Bob has developed global HR programs that address and solve business problems and directly contribute to achieving long-term business objectives. 

He has directed assignments involving a broad range of human resources practices internationally in Canada, Europe, Mexico and the Pacific Rim.

Bob began his career as a generalist.  Since then, he has held both individual contributor and senior leadership roles in Human Resources with world-recognized brands such as Canon, Whirlpool, Abbott Laboratories, Scotts Miracle-Gro, Chrysler and YP.com (formally AT&T Interactive and Advertising Solutions). 

In these roles, Bob provided advice and counsel to Board members, CEOs, and senior management regarding a variety of organizational and people matters.

Bob brings a broad HR perspective and operational focus to his work.  He has collaborated with business unit management, transaction leaders, finance & control representatives, and legal representatives while successfully leading in-depth HR due diligence and integration facets of the acquisition process. 

Specifically, he has led projects having a combined value in excess of $7 billion for wireless communications, retail, financial services, and advertising/media companies. 

He is adept at identifying risks and quantifying synergies to be gained in areas of HR infrastructure while ensuring the vision set forth and the value promised to an organization's stakeholders is realized.

Bob earned a Bachelor’s degree in English from Le Moyne College, and a Master’s in Business Administration from Adelphi University.