Gloria Olson is a Texas Instruments vice president and worldwide manager of Human Resources for TI’s Sensors & Controls business. Based in Attleboro, Massachusetts, Sensors & Controls has sales offices worldwide and technology and manufacturing centers in nine locations in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

As Human Resource manager, Ms. Olson oversees a diverse, global workforce that researches, designs and manufactures custom-engineered sensors, controls and radio frequency devices for leading manufacturers and system integrators the world over.

Prior to her current position, Ms. Olson managed Worldwide Training and Organizational Effectiveness for TI and was an internal consultant on the integration of acquisitions. She has also held a number of positions as a Human Resources generalist and program and project manager for TI’s defense and semiconductor businesses.

Ms. Olson joined TI in 1984 as a manufacturing engineer. She graduated with a B.S. in education from the University of North Dakota and has Master’s degrees in education and organizational development from the University of North Texas and Pepperdine University, respectively.

She and her husband live in East Greenwich, RI.

Updated: 09/23/2003