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The Richard Richards Institute is named after Dick Richards, who was first and foremost an efficient, effective and ethical leader—serving locally, nationally, and globally. He demonstrated successful leadership in law, politics, and international business; working with companies, countries, and for the common good in a wide variety of industries. He rose to prominence when he was appointed by President Ronald Reagan as the National Chair of the Republican Party.

The mission of the Richard Richards Institute is to teach and inspire ethical leadership in our students, community, state, and nation. The Ethical Leadership Program is just one way we work toward this mission. 

The program facilitator is David Richards, a leadership development professional who worked at Intel Corporation for over 15 years in creating, implementing, and facilitating programs for executives, leaders, managers, and employees (retired in 2021). While at Intel, David served on the faculty of The Center of Executive and Professional Education at Portland State University, where he facilitated leadership development programs for working professionals. Prior to Intel, he worked for Nike Inc. in supply chain management & training. Currently, he serves on the Advisory Board for the Richard Richards Institute as Chair and as the nephew of Richard Richards. He holds an Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Weber State University, a Certificate of Executive Education from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, and is a trained Leadership Coach from New Ventures West.