Barbara W. Schaefer was named senior vice president, Human Resources of Union Pacific Corporation in April 1997, and corporate secretary for Union Pacific Corporation in June 2004. She has 26 years of experience with the company. Prior to joining Union Pacific, Schaefer was an attorney in private practice in Omaha. Schaefer is member of the board of trustees of the Weitz Funds, a mutual fund company. She is active in the community and has served as a board member of many non-profit organizations. She is currently a member of the boards of Children’s Hospital and Lauritzen Botanical Gardens. Schaefer holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a J.D. from the University of Nebraska College of Law, and has completed the Program for Management Development at Harvard University.
