Thomas O. Ryder is a businessperson who has been at the head of 6 different companies.

He is on the board of Amazon.com, Inc.

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

Thomas O. Ryder received an undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University.