Editor-in-Chief
California Leaders
Rick Gibson has 20 years of executive experience at Pepperdine University, where he served as Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice Chancellor. He is the inaugural editor-in-chief for California Leaders Magazine, a Los Angeles-based publication that seeks to tell the leadership journeys of California’s most impactful leaders.
Rick is also the founder of MGR Development, where he coaches senior executives on mission and strategic clarity, purposeful living, and professional success. Through a transformative process called Visionary Voyage, Rick guides leaders toward positive growth by fostering deep awareness, insight, and action.
Rick specializes in mission and vision development to clarify strategic intent. He helps clients uncover the animating vision for their personal and professional endeavors, weaving these into motivating narratives that bring their projects to life.
Rick has served on the Board of Governors of the Los Angeles and Conejo Valley Chambers of Commerce, and as director and treasurer for the Rotary Club of Los2Angeles Foundation. An active community volunteer, he served as president of the LA5 Rotary Club of Los Angeles in 2020.