Felicity O’Herron

Felicity O’Herron is the University of Colorado Chief Human Resources Officer and Associate Vice President of Employee Services.

A seasoned Human Resources executive with more than 25 years of experience in HR and related law, O’Herron has spent her career as an executive at Colorado companies.

Most recently, O’Herron served as Senior Vice President of HR with Electric Lightwave (formerly Integra). She previously worked as Senior Vice President of HR for ProBuild Holdings, a building materials distributor, and as Vice President of HR for Qwest Communications.  

O’Herron has extensive experience in talent acquisition and management, compensation, benefit plan design and administration, payroll, companywide training and internal HR communications, all of which she oversees leading Employee Services. She has a track record of building strong HR teams and initiatives that drive company strategies and operational goals.

O’Herron serves on the board of Mile High United Way and has previously held board seats at MiCasa, Denver Career Services Authority, Bishop Machebeuf High School and the American Benefits Council. 

O’Herron earned a law degree from the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America. She also holds an undergraduate degree in psychology from Bryn Mawr College.