Richard Hayes is the retired senior vice president and tax director of Allianz of America and formerly held senior positions at Arthur Young & Co., First Interstate Bancorp, and Wells Fargo. He earned a J.D. and an LL.M. from the New York University School of Law. Hayes represents the College of the Liberal Arts on the Penn State Alumni Association's Alumni Council and serves on its Audit and Risk Committee. He and his wife, Bebe, live in State College, Pennsylvania.