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.

In his past career Mr. Ryder held the position of Chairman of The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., Chairman for Trusted Media Brands, Inc., Chairman of Virgin Mobile USA, Inc., President of American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc., President of TI, Inc. Affluent Media Group and Chairman for Magazine Publishers of America, Inc.

He received an undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University.