Linda Rice

Linda Johnson Rice is currently Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Johnson Publishing Co. LLC since 1980.
Current roles also include Independent Director at Omnicom Group, Inc. since 2000, Independent Director at Enova International, Inc. since 2020, Director at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, President & Director at The Chicago Public Library, Director at Chicago Public Library Foundation, Director at Grubhub Holdings, Inc., Director at After School Matters, Inc., Trustee at the University of Southern California, Trustee at Art Institute of Chicago, Member-Council at The National Museum of African American History & Culture, Council Member at Smithsonians National Museum of Natural History, and Member at Adweek Dei Council.
Former positions include Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Johnson Publishing Co., Inc., Chief Executive Officer at Ebony Media Operations LLC from 2017 to 2019, Chairman-Emeritus at Ebony Media Holdings LLC from 2016 to 2019, Director at Bausch & Lomb, Inc. from 1990 to 2007, Director at Continental Bank Corp., Director at Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality, Inc., Independent Director at Kimberly-Clark Corp.
from 2011 to 2015, Director at The Quaker Oats Co., Director at The Dial Corp., Independent Director at Tesla, Inc. from 2017 to 2019, Director at MoneyGram International, Inc. from 2004 to 2008, Director at The United Negro College Fund, Inc., and Independent Director at Grubhub, Inc. from 2016 to 2021.
Education includes an MBA from Kellogg School of Management and undergraduate studies at The Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism.