Rick Gomez

Vice President – Human Resources Business Partner

Rick Gomez is a senior Human Resources executive with nearly three decades of progressive leadership experience driving strategic people initiatives that enable business transformation and growth.  As Vice President, Human Resources Business Partner, Rick serves as a trusted advisor to AT&T’s most senior executives, leading the people strategy across the company’s Business, Consumer, Network, Corporate Strategy, and Supply Chain organizations. He oversees a global HR team supporting more than 110,000 employees, translating business strategy into enterprise people solutions that strengthen organizational effectiveness, enable innovation, and deliver measurable business outcomes through leadership of workforce transformation, organizational design, talent strategy, employee experience, and total rewards. Across each stage of his career, Rick has been recognized for aligning people strategies with business priorities, building high-performing and inclusive cultures, and delivering innovative workforce solutions that strengthen organizational capability and drive business performance.

Prior to his current role, Rick played a pivotal role in the launch and rapid growth of Xandr, AT&T's advertising and analytics business. As Head of Human Resources, he led the end-to-end people strategy for the startup venture, helping build the organizational foundation necessary to compete in the highly dynamic media and technology sector. His responsibilities included talent acquisition, talent management, employee engagement, organization design, total rewards, and citizenship and sustainability. A hallmark of his leadership was the creation of a differentiated employee value proposition and talent strategy that helped attract, engage, and retain critical talent while establishing a performance-driven culture capable of supporting innovation and growth. 

Throughout his career at AT&T, which began with Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems in 1997, Rick has built deep expertise across nearly every major discipline of human resources. His experience spans talent acquisition including non-management staffing & college recruiting, HR services & operations,  and employee experience & culture.  Rick holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resources Management from the University of North Texas.