G. Richard Thoman

Richard Thoman is the managing partner of Corporate Perspectives, a New York corporate strategy advisory and investing firm. He is an adjunct professor of international business at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a professor of practice at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He is also a visiting professor and leader in residence at CEIBS, the leading Chinese business school. Dr. Thoman serves on a number of business and educational boards, such as Schneider Electric; the French American Foundation; the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (where he is chairman); Principal’s International Advisory Board, McGill University; the Americas Society; the Council of the Americas; McGill University School of Management; Insead International Council; the Committee for Economic Development; and the Graduate Institute of International Studies. He is a member of the Trilateral Commission and the Council on Foreign Relations.