Rick Wagoner

G. Richard (Rick) Wagoner, Jr., built a 30-year career at GM, where he served as Chairman and CEO for several years, before which he was President and CEO. He held many other senior leadership positions at GM, including President and Chief Operating Officer, President of North American Operations, Chief Financial Officer and head of worldwide purchasing, President of General Motors do Brasil and CFO of GM Europe. Rick’s current business activities include serving on the board of directors for Graham Holdings, Invesco and Aleris Corporation. He was formerly Chairman of Dematic Holdings and a director of Rivian Auto, General Motors, GMAC and Hughes Electronics. Rick currently serves as an advisor to Jefferies, AEA Investors, Riverwood Holdings, WePredict, XL Hybrids and a number of startups and early stage companies, and he is an honorary member of the Mayor of Shanghai’s International Business Leaders Advisory Council. Rick serves on the boards of Virginia Commonwealth University, the Duke University Health System, the Duke Kunshan University Advisory Board and the Leapfrog Group. He is a Trustee Emeritus of Duke University, where he served as Chair, and an Honorary Director of Catalyst. Rick received a bachelor’s degree from Duke University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.