Rick Myers

Governor Jan Brewer appointed Rick Myers to an eight-year term on the Arizona Board of Regents in January 2010. Myers is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Critical Path Institute, a non-profit organization that works with the pharmaceutical industry, patient groups, academia and the Food and Drug Administration to tackle significant issues in drug development. Prior to joining Critical Path Institute, Myers was the general manager of IBM Tucson. He retired from IBM in 2003 after a 25-year career with the company. Myers is a civic leader in Tucson and across the state. He is a member of the Tucson Airport Authority and co-chaired the Citizens Committee of the Regional Transportation Authority in 2006. He is a current member and past chairman of the Southern Arizona Leadership Council; he chaired the Tucson community-wide United Way campaign in 2001, and is a past board member of the Science Foundation Arizona. In addition, Myers co-developed and taught a graduate course on the management of technology in combined Business, Science and Engineering Colleges at The University of Arizona. He was honored with the Greater Tucson Leadership “Community Leadership Award” in 2004. Myers received his bachelor's of science degree in engineering from the University of Alabama-Huntsville in 1978. His has been married to his wife Judy for 33 years and has two daughters, Julie Charters and Karen Stine, as well as two grandchildren, Kaylie and Thomas.