Edwin J. Rigaud
Co-Director, Taft Business Consulting LLC
EDWIN J. RIGAUD is a co-director of Taft Business Consulting LLC. He also is the president and CEO of Enova Premier, LLC, automotive product supply and services. Rigaud retired from Procter and Gamble in 2001 after 36 years of service. In 1998 he became president and CEO of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center as an "Executive on-loan" from Procter & Gamble. He received his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Xavier University of Louisiana, master's degree from the University of Cincinnati and an Advanced Management Program Certificate from Harvard Business School. Rigaud has received honorary doctorate degrees from Xavier University of Cincinnati, Hebrew Union College, Northern Kentucky University, and the College of Mount St. Joseph. Rigaud is currently the member of several boards, including the National Undergroud Railroad Freedom Center (Honorary Chairman), the Williams College of Business at Xavier University in Cincinnati, and the UC Physicians at the University of Cincinnati Medical College. He is a past member of the National Museum and Library Services Board, appointed by President Bush in 2002. Rigaud is a former Member of the Board of Directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and a former member of the Ohio Board of Regents. In addition, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of many organizations, including Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, the Cincinnati Zoo, the Queen City Club, Metropolitan Club and Knowledge Funding Ohio (an affiliate of the KnowledgeWorks Foundation).


