Richard Collister

Biography

Dick Collister has lived in the valley full-time since 2003, after retiring from Comerica Incorporated where he served as executive vice president in charge of corporate staff and chief human resources officer. He also served as president of the Comerica Charitable Foundation and a member of the Management Council. Prior to that had worked in human resources with Merrill Lynch, Chase Manhattan Bank, and The First National Bank of Chicago.

Among his past professional and community affiliations, he has served as chairman of the Michigan Bankers Association and served on the Government Relations Council of The American Banker's Association, the board of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, and the Detroit Historical Society. In the valley, he has served on the boards of PAWS, the Art Association, the National Museum of Wildlife Art, the Meg and Bert Raynes Wildlife Fund, and as co-chair of the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole. He is currently on the boards of The Teton Literacy Center and The Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum.

Dick is a graduate of Denison University and has a Master's degree from the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University.

He and his wife, Nancy, live in Wilson, WY.

Dick has served as a Director of St. John’s Health Foundation since 2024.