Bruce Richardson

Bruce leads strategic communications efforts, overseeing web, social and news media channels and fostering transparent and effective communication with stakeholders. A seasoned leader in corporate communications across the mining, utility and retail sectors, Bruce previously led communications associated with the permitting and development of Rio Tinto’s Resolution Copper and Phelps Dodge Mining Co.’s (now Freeport-McMoRan) Safford projects in Arizona. His professional journey includes a brief stint as the director of the Office of Information and Public Affairs for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and six years as the director of corporate communications for PetSmart. He holds a Bachelor of Science in mass communications from the University of Utah.