Richard J Harrington

Richard J. Harrington is Chairman of the Thomson Reuters Foundation. Prior to the acquisition of Reuters Group PLC by The Thomson Corporation in April 2008, Mr. Harrington served as President and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of The Thomson Corporation (business technology and integrated information solutions). He held a number of senior leadership positions within Thomson since 1982, including CEO of Thomson Newspapers, and CEO of Thomson Professional Publishing. Mr. Harrington began his professional career with Arthur Young & Co. (public accounting firm) in 1972, where he became a licensed C.P.A. In 2002, he was presented an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from University of Rhode Island. In 2007, he received the "Legend in Leadership" award from the Yale University Chief Executive Leadership Institute; the "CEO of the Year" award from the Executive Council, and the "Man of the Year" award from the National Executive Council for his many philanthropic activities. Mr. Harrington is a director of Xerox Corporation (document management, technology and service enterprise). He is also a director of Milliken & Co., the Norwalk Community College Foundation and the University of Rhode Island Foundation.