About Rick
Mr. King serves as Chairman of the Metropolitan Airports Commission in Minneapolis, Minnesota, since July 2019. He previously served in a variety of senior roles at Thomson Reuters, a global provider of intelligent information, from 2000 until his retirement in 2021, most recently as Managing Director of Operations from January 2020 until his retirement. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer during 2019 and from 2015 to 2017, Executive Vice President, Operations from 2017 to 2019, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Technology from 2012 to 2015, and Chief Technology Officer of Thomson Reuters Professional Division and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Thomson West from 2008 to 2012.
Mr. King serves as chair of the Technology Advisory Council for the State of Minnesota. He also serves on the board of the privately held Q5iD, Inc., a cybersecurity software company focused on identity management solutions. He previously served on the Board of TCF (formerly Chemical Financial Corporation) since its 2019 merger with legacy TCF, the board of which he had served on since 2014.
Mr. King brings significant cybersecurity and technological expertise to our Board.
Mr. King holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from the University of Vermont. He has completed the NACD Cyber-Risk Oversight Program and received the CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight issued by the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.
Committees: Community Development Committee, Technology Committee