Ed Thompson

Ed Thompson

Ed Thompson Vice President Labor & Employee Relations, Caterpillar Inc.


Ed Thompson serves as Vice President Labor & Employee Relations at Caterpillar. He has had an interesting path to Caterpillar, helping lead global labor relations for large global companies such as Kimberly Clark and Kellogg’s. Notably, too, he is a veteran. Despite Ed’s unique and varied experiences, he says there are more parallels between civilian work and military service than people may think.