Background
Richards, Thomas Edward was born in 1954.
Richards, Thomas Edward was born in 1954.
Bachelor in Economics, University Pittsburgh. Master of Science in Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.
Various management positions Bell of Pennsylvania, 1976—1983, Bell Atlantic, 1983—1995. Executive vice president communications & information products Ameritech, 1995—1999. Chairman, president, Chief Executive Officer Clear Communications, 1999—2003.
Executive vice president business markets group Qwest Communications International, Inc., Denver, 2005—2008, chief operating officer, 2008—2009. President, chief operating officer CDW Corporation, Vernon Hills, Illinois, since 2009. Board directors National Alliance Business, Tele Danmark (TDK).
Member Pittsburgh council Boy Scouts America. Board directors Pennsylvania Economic League, Pennsylvania Southwest Economic Development Association, Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce.
Married Mary Beth Richards. 2 children.