Richard I. Beattie is a businessperson who founded New Visions for Public Schools, Inc. and who has been the head of 6 different companies. Presently, Mr. Beattie is Senior Chairman at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Chairman of Memorial Hospital For Cancer & Allied Diseases, Inc.

He is also on the board of Evercore, Inc., Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, National Womens Law Center and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (Investment Management) and Co-Chairman for New Visions for Public Schools, Inc., Member of Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. and Vice-Chairman Emeritus at Interactive Engagement Group LLC.

In the past Mr. Beattie was Non-Executive Chairman for Harley-Davidson, Inc. and Lead Independent Director at Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. and Chairman for Heidrick & Struggles Ventures (a subsidiary of Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.).

Mr. Beattie received an undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and a graduate degree from The University of Pennsylvania Law School.