Richard (Rick) Stephens
Senior Vice President
Human Resources and Administration
The Boeing Company
Richard (Rick) Stephens is Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration for The Boeing Company. Stephens, a 30-year Boeing veteran, also is a member of the Boeing Executive Council.
Named to this position in 2005, he oversees all leadership development, training, employee relations, compensation, benefits, Global Corporate Citizenship, and diversity initiatives at the Chicago-based, $60.9 billion, 159,000-person commercial airplane and defense company.
Prior to this assignment, Stephens, 57, served as senior vice president of Internal Services. During his career he has lead a number of businesses including Homeland Security and Services, Space Shuttle and Tactical Combat Systems at sites across the U.S. and around the world.
Stephens serves on a number of non-profit and business focused boards and has been recognized for his long-standing leadership to local and national organizations. Passionate about improving education both inside and outside of the classroom, he works directly with community leaders to agree on common language, shared values, vision, and measures of success. This furthers the goal of ensuring a future workforce capable of the complex critical thinking necessary to succeed in an ever-changing competitive market.
Stephens currently serves on the Department of Health and Human Services Health IT Standards Committee. Previously he served on the Department of Homeland Security Advisory Council; the Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education; and on the President's Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges and Universities. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a member of the National Science Resource Center Advisory Board, a member of the Business Higher Education Forum, and is chairman of the Illinois Business Roundtable. Stephens also serves as the Boeing executive focal for the University of Southern California and is chair of Healthcare for the Orange County Business Council.
Stephens received his Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics in 1974 from the University of Southern California and his Master of Science degree in computer science in 1984 from California State University, Fullerton.
Stephens is an enrolled member of the Pala Band of Mission Indians and served as its chairman from 1988-89. He is a former U.S. Marine Corps officer.
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