Leroy Richie

Leroy C. (Roy) Richie earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the City College of New York in 1970, graduating as valedictorian, and his Juris Doctor from New York University in 1973, where he was awarded an Arthur Garfield Hays Civil Liberties Fellowship. He began his career in private legal practice, where he worked until 1978, when he entered public service upon his appointment as Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s New York region.

In 1983, Mr. Richie transitioned to the corporate sector, joining the Chrysler Corporation as Assistant General Counsel. He advanced to the position of Vice President and General Counsel in 1986, a role he held until his retirement from Chrysler in 1997. During this time, for eight years he also served as General Counsel and as a member of the Executive Committee of the United States Golf Association. In 2004, Mr. Richie resumed the practice of law with the firm of Lewis & Munday, P.C., in Detroit, Michigan, where he remained until his second retirement in 2016.

During his career, Mr. Richie served on many corporate Boards of Directors, including the Board of Kerr-McGee Corporation (1998-2007), the J.&W. Seligman Mutual Funds Family (2000- 2008), OGE Energy, Inc. (2006-2016), and the Columbia Mutual Fund Family (2008-2016). His commitment to public service includes being a trustee and Chairman of the Finance Committee of Marygrove College (2000-2017) and service on the Board of the Henry Ford Health System until his retirement in 2019 (Vice Chairman and Chair of the Compensation Committee). He currently serves on the Board of Directors and as Secretary and Treasurer of the Tuskegee Airmen National Museum since 2010.

Mr. Richie and his wife, Julia, were married in 1972 and live in Birmingham, Michigan.