Ralph F. Boyd, Jr.

Overview

Ralph F. Boyd, Jr. was appointed Executive Vice President, Community Relations in February 2005. Prior to holding his current position, he served as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining us, Mr. Boyd was a senior partner with the law firm Alston & Bird LLP since August 2003 and was U.S. assistant attorney general and head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division from July 2001 through July 2003. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Boyd was a trial partner with Goodwin Procter LLP, and before that, he served for six years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Boston. He also was an associate at the law firm of Ropes & Gray in Boston from 1987 to 1991.