Thomas O. Ryder is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 6 different companies. Mr. Ryder is on the board of Amazon.com, Inc.

He previously occupied the position of Chairman of The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., Chairman at Virgin Mobile USA, Inc., Chairman for Trusted Media Brands, Inc., President for TI, Inc. Affluent Media Group, President for American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. and Chairman for Magazine Publishers of America, Inc.

He received an undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University.