The Howard Hughes Corp. has named Hope VonBorkenhagen as its chief people officer, leading all aspects of human resources strategy and operations including talent and leadership development, total reward, and employee experience across the company’s national portfolio of acclaimed master planned communities.
Prior to joining HHC, VonBorkenhagen served as vice president of human resources at Lennox International – Residential, a global provider of innovative climate-control solutions, consisting of 6,000 employees worldwide. She has nearly 20 years of executive-level human resources experience in both the public and private sectors and across industries including aerospace, oil and gas, healthcare and manufacturing.
“We are pleased to have Dr. Hope VonBorkenhagen join The Howard Hughes Corporation as we continue to grow and develop the exceptional HHC team that is driving our company’s success as we develop our nation’s leading master planned communities,” said David R. O’Reilly, Chief Executive Officer of The Howard Hughes Corporation. “Dr. Hope’s experience and data-driven, people-centric approach will be a great asset to our company and to the development of a diverse pipeline of experienced talent — not only for HHC, but for our industry as a whole.”
HHC’s large-scale, mixed-use master planned communities comprise the largest portfolio of its kind in the country and are consistently ranked among the best places to live. As corporations continue to follow today’s target employees who have migrated to communities that offer an exceptional quality of life, the employee experience is at the center of conversations around the redefinition of office space and the future of work.
VonBorkenhagen holds a Ph.D. and a master’s in sychology from Wichita State University and a bachelor’s in psychology and mathematics from the University of New Mexico.
