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Rick King is chief operating officer for technology of Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. Mr. King has been with Thomson Reuters since 2000 and has held numerous executive-level roles in the company. Prior to Thomson Reuters, Mr. King held executive-level positions at Ceridian Employer Services, Jostens Learning and WICAT Systems Inc. Mr. King began his career as a teacher and coach in Vermont.
Mr. King was named by Governor Mark Dayton to serve on the Metropolitan Airports Commission and the Governor’s Technology Advisory Council in 2011. In addition, Mr. King is recognized as an expert on broadband and was named by former Governor Tim Pawlenty to chair Minnesota’s Ultra High-Speed Broadband Task Force. Mr. King chairs the board of trustees for the Science Museum of Minnesota, serves on the board of trustees for Minnesota Public Radio, and serves on the advisory boards at the University of Minnesota for the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and the Carlson Global Institute at the Carlson School of Management. He also serves on Minnesota’s Science and Technology Authority Advisory Commission and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Telecommunication and e-Commerce Committee.
In 2012, Mr. King was named one of the 200 people to watch by Twin Cities Business and won the CIO Career Achievement Award from the Minneapolis St Paul Business Journal. Previously, he was honored as Minnesota’s 2008 Technology Executive of the Year by the Minnesota High Tech Association and was named to Computerworld’s Top 100 Leaders in IT in 2007.
Mr. King earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Vermont.
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