Henry C. Ryder is in the Indianapolis, Indiana office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP and now serves of counsel (retired). His primary practice was in the labor and employment law area.
Mr. Ryder continues to serve in various capacities for a number of not-for-profit organizations. He was a trustee and former chairman of Hanover College, and was formerly a trustee of Purdue University (1983-1989) and served on the Board of Directors of the Purdue Research Foundation (1989-2003). Mr. Ryder is president of the USAC Benevolent Foundation. He is a trustee of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, for which he also served as a former president; and is on the board of the Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee, for which he also served as a former chairman. Mr. Ryder is a life trustee of the Columbia Club Foundation and is a member of the Indiana Academy.
Mr. Ryder received his undergraduate degree from Purdue University in 1948 and his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1951. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951-1953. He was one of the founding partners of Roberts, Ryder, Rogers & Scism, a labor and employment law firm which merged with Barnes & Thornburg in 1987. He is a member of the American, Indiana State (ISBA), and Indianapolis Bar Associations as well as the American and Indiana Bar Foundations. He is past chair of the Senior Lawyers Section of the ISBA.