Christopher Reynolds
Board of Trustees
As Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President for Toyota Motor North America, Chris Reynolds was responsible for Accounting & Finance, Human Resources, Government Affairs, Corporate Communications, Corporate Strategy, Business Development, Social Innovation, Sustainability & Regulatory Affairs, and Legal across TMNA’s operations in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada & Mexico.
At global parent company Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Reynolds functioned as deputy chief officer, General Administration & Human Resources Group; deputy chief officer, Global Compliance; and deputy chief officer, Global Risk. Reynolds provided leadership and support in these areas across Toyota’s operations in seven global regions.
Chris also served as Deputy Chief Officer, Global Compliance; Deputy Chief Officer, Global Risk; and Deputy Chief Officer, General Administration & Human Resources Group at Toyota Motor Corporation.
Before joining Toyota in 2007, Reynolds was a partner at the law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in New York City, where Reynolds also worked as manager of the New York office’s labor and employment law group. He served as a member of the firm’s advisory board.
Earlier, Reynolds served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, and as a law clerk for Judge Damon J. Keith, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit in Detroit.
Reynolds grew up amid the auto industry in Detroit as the son of a Ford River Rouge plant worker and a registered nurse. He earned his bachelor’s degree in political science with honors at Kalamazoo College and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 1983. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1986.
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP / BOARD SERVICE
Chris serves on the Board of Directors of Toyota Motor Corporation and is a member of its Audit & Supervisory Committee.
He also serves on the Board of Directors of Southwest Airlines, where he chairs the Nominating & Governance Committee and is a member of the Compensation Committee.
