Rick has worked in the field of Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) for 15 years. He is responsible for driving alignment of GSK’s Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) with business strategies, expanding I&D communications, providing oversight for the Outreach strategy, and facilitating benchmarking and research opportunities.
Prior to joining GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), he was with Campbell Soup Company, Shell Oil, and provided consulting services to BP, and Lockheed-Martin. He began his career in I&D in 1998 with Shell Oil Company.
Rick authored “Finding The Energy – Coming Out In Corporate America”, which captures key learnings and observations leading up to his decision to come out in the workplace in 1994 and the journey that followed.
Rick has degrees from Idaho State University (ISU) and Eastern Kentucky University (EKU). He is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board for the College of Arts & Letters at ISU. In addition to the US Business Leadership Network (USBLN) Corporate Advisory Board, Rick is also a member of the Disability Equality Index Advisory Committee – a joint venture between USBLN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD).