Rick Bourgoise
Rick Bourgoise is a seasoned communications professional with over two decades of experience in media and public relations. He currently works as the Communications Manager for the Toyota Research Institute, where he focuses on future mobility PR. Rick's background includes corporate and agency work, as well as experience as a radio producer. He has managed product and corporate communications, created and executed media campaigns, provided strategic counsel to senior management, and administered C-suite level media training. He specializes in marketing communications, PR and social/digital communications strategy, media relations, event and project management, crisis communications, media training, executive positioning and visibility, and corporate reputation management. Rick has a BA in Communications - Broadcast Journalism and an MBA in Marketing, both from the University of Michigan-Dearborn.