Rice

Biography

Linda Johnson Rice has served as a director since 2017. Ms. Rice is currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Publishing Company (JPC). In addition to her role as Chairman and CEO of JPC and Fashion Fair Cosmetics, Ms. Rice is CEO of Ebony Media Operations and Chairman Emeritus of EBONY Media Holdings, the parent company for the EBONY and Jet brands. Ms. Rice has extensive corporate board experience, having previously served on the boards of a number of companies across a variety of industries, including Bausch & Lomb, Continental Bank, Quaker Oats, Dial Corporation, MoneyGram and Kimberly-Clark Corporation, and currently serving on the boards of Omnicom Group and Grubhub. Ms. Rice is a Trustee at the Art Institute of Chicago, President of the Chicago Public Library Board of Directors, Council Member of The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, and board member of After School Matters and Northwestern Memorial Corporation.

Research Interest

Linda Johnson Rice has served as a director since 2017. Ms. Rice is currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Publishing Company (JPC). In addition to her role as Chairman and CEO of JPC and Fashion Fair Cosmetics, Ms. Rice is CEO of Ebony Media Operations and Chairman Emeritus of EBONY Media Holdings, the parent company for the EBONY and Jet brands. Ms. Rice has extensive corporate board experience, having previously served on the boards of a number of companies across a variety of industries, including Bausch & Lomb, Continental Bank, Quaker Oats, Dial Corporation, MoneyGram and Kimberly-Clark Corporation, and currently serving on the boards of Omnicom Group and Grubhub. Ms. Rice is a Trustee at the Art Institute of Chicago, President of the Chicago Public Library Board of Directors, Council Member of The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, and board member of After School Matters and Northwestern Memorial Corporation.