From Classroom to C-Suite: Jim Umpleby’s Journey to CEO of Caterpillar | Rose-Hulman
Watch as 1980 mechanical engineering alumnus Jim Umpleby reflects on his time at Rose-Hulman. Jim served as CEO of Caterpillar from 2017 to 2025 and was also a first-generation college student who learned to leverage what he learned at Rose-Hulman to launch him into a career at Caterpillar spanning more than 40 years.