Tomi Riley

A native of California, Tomi brings to Air Products more than 20 years of communications, government affairs, and community outreach experience in both the public and private sector. Developing communication plans and facilitating community groups to reach a consensus on public policy issues are her passions.

Prior to joining Air Products, Tomi held a number of senior positions including Director, Bay Area Government Relations for the California Alliance for Jobs, a labor-management organization focused on water and transportation project funding and affordable housing. She was Vice President in California for The PBN Company, a strategic communications firm and later started her own public affairs firm, bringing on two partners to form StrategiComm, LLC where she was the Managing Partner.

Tomi’s experience also includes nearly a decade in the oil industry working in various public affairs positions on the West Coast for Texaco and Shell. She worked in the California State Assembly and served as senior staff for state and local elected officials.

Through these experiences, she became an effective communicator, advocate, crisis communications strategist and has been credited with developing and maintaining positive relationships with stakeholders on a daily basis and in crisis.

Tomi is a former President of the East Bay Leadership Council, former board member of the East Bay Economic Development Alliance and served for seven years as an elected Contra Costa Community College Trustee. She holds a degree in political science with an emphasis in public administration from San Jose State University.