Meet with BNSF CEO Katie Farmer
Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026
11:30 AM - 1:15 PM (PDT)
In-Person | Location TBD
Member: $95 | Non-Member: $105
Katie Farmer was named President and Chief Executive Officer in 2021 and also leads BNSF’s Board of Directors. With more than 30 years of railroading experience, Katie most recently served as executive vice president and Chief Operations Officer, where she oversaw the entire BNSF Operations organization, including train operations; maintenance of track, structures, and rolling stock; as well as sourcing, safety and training.
Prior to serving as executive vice president and Chief Operations Officer, Katie served as vice president, Service Design and Transportation Support since July 2017. In this role, she was responsible for the scheduling of railroad operations to meet customer expectations and optimize use of the BNSF network as well as service design functions for the Agricultural, Industrial, Consumer Products, and Coal business units in addition to Capacity Planning, Joint Facilities, Shortline Development, and Passenger Operations.
Katie began her career in the railroad industry with Burlington Northern in 1992 as a management trainee in Fort Worth, Texas. Katie has held a variety of positions in sales and marketing in the Chemical, Plastic, and Minerals business units. She also held positions in finance, customer solutions, and network operations. In 1998, after a field sales position in Houston, Texas, she returned to Fort Worth as director of Plastics Marketing. In 2001, she was appointed to general director of Chemical Products Sales. In 2002, she was promoted to the position of assistant vice president of Carload Equipment, supporting the Carload, Agricultural Products, and Coal business units. In December 2005, she was named vice president, sales, Industrial Products, and in June 2010 was appointed vice president, Domestic Intermodal. Beginning in January 2013, she served as group vice president, Consumer Products.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Platinum Sponsor – $2,500.00
- 16 complimentary registrations
- Largest company logo on the upper portion of: the flyer, registration, and beginning and end webinar presentation slides
- Significant mention at the beginning and end of the program, and opportunity to introduce guest speaker after PC MC introduction of sponsor is given
Gold Sponsor – $1,250.00
- 8 complimentary registrations
- Bigger company logo on: the flyer, registration, and beginning and end webinar presentation slides
- Mention at the beginning and end of the program
Silver Sponsor – $600.00
- 4 complimentary registrations
- Company logo on bottom of: flyer, registration, and beginning and end webinar presentation slides
- Mention at the beginning of the program
Bronze Sponsor – $300.00
- 2 complimentary registrations
- Company logo on the registration website
- Mention at the beginning of the program
Cancellations must be received in writing 7 days prior to the event to receive a refund or to avoid being billed. Your payment for this event is not deductible as a contribution or gift under Federal Income Tax Laws, but is most likely deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense.
