Enrique Hernandez, Jr.
Rick Hernandez, a native of Los Angeles, is an honors graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School. He began his career as a lawyer with a San Francisco law firm in 1980, then in 1985 joined Inter-Con Security, a firm founded by his father Hank after his retirement from the LAPD.
Rick served as president and CEO of the firm for over 30 years and is now Executive Chairman of Inter-Con, which has grown to be the world’s fourth-largest security firm, with operations across the Americas, Africa, and Europe. In the late 1980s he and his brother Roland launched a Spanish-language station in Dallas, which evolved into Telemundo, now part of NBC. Rick has served on several NYSE boards, currently is a
member of Chevron and Macerich boards.
He recently retired as Chairman of McDonald’s Corporation after nine
years. Rick is a former Trustee of Global Ronald McDonald House Children’s Charities, and a member of the Board of Directors of Catalyst, Inc. He previously served as Chairman at Nordstrom for 10 years and The
Board of Regents of Loyola High School, Los Angeles. Rick has also served on the boards of Wells Fargo and Tribune corporations, was President
of the Los Angeles Police Commission, and a Trustee and Fellow of the University of Notre Dame.
