Nick Garbis

Nicholas Garbis is a leader in People Analytics (PA) and Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) driven by a passion for ethical, data-informed decisions and actions that help organizations, employees and communities to thrive. Nicholas’ experiences include starting, building, and leading PA & SWP teams at global enterprises across multiple industries, working in smaller and startup analytics technology firms, consulting for several Fortune 500 firms, and serving as a guest lecturer at Columbia, Vanderbilt, Stanford, UC-Berkeley, and University of Minnesota. Nicholas has published one book and several industry whitepapers on people analytics (and a WWI history book). Nicholas serves as a coach and mentor to mainly early career professionals in PA & SWP. In the community, Nicholas has served on the boards of non-profit organizations focused on clean energy and bicycle access for youth. He is also an active member of the Minneapolis outdoor cold water immersion community. 

Nicholas joined Ford in November 2022, just as the company is embarking on a major transformation journey. In this role, Nicholas is focused on driving better, faster, more data-informed workforce decisions through technology platforms, insight-generating analytics products, high-value analytics projects including SWP, and the programs to elevate the analytics capabilities of the HR function overall. Nicholas’ career began in the Actuarial Science profession followed by roles as a high school math teacher, then roles in finance & retail operations, business intelligence, and HR technology – eventually leading to an extended career in roles dedicated to people analytics and strategic workforce planning at large, global enterprises.