Thomas O. Ryder is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 6 different companies is on the board of Amazon.com, Inc. and Sheraton Madison Hotel. In his past career he held the position of Chairman at The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., Chairman for Virgin Mobile USA, Inc., Chairman for Trusted Media Brands, Inc., President of TI, Inc. Affluent Media Group, President for American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. and Chairman for Magazine Publishers of America, Inc.

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