Client Advisory Council Member

Richard Thurston
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation

Dr. Richard (“Dick”) Thurston is Senior Vice President, and General Counsel of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

Before joining TSMC, Dr. Thurston was a Partner at Haynes and Boone, Dallas, Texas. Previously, he was the Regional Counsel, Asia Pacific and Vice President, Corporate Staff, Assistant General Counsel at Texas Instruments (1984-1996).

Dr. Thurston graduated Cum Laude with a B.A. degree in History from Alma College (Michigan, U.S.A), and an M.A. degree and a Ph.D. degree in East Asian Studies from the University of Virginia, U.S.A. His J.D. degree is from Rutgers School of Law (New Jersey). Dr. Thurston also studied law at Soochow University (Taiwan), while researching in Taiwan his Ph.D. dissertation: Civil Law Reform in China, 1906-1930. Dr. Thurston has also taught courses at Southern Methodist School of Law/School of Management; University of Texas, Dallas; Soochow University; National Chiao Tung University; and National Cheng-Chih University. Dr. Thurston has been active in numerous community affairs in the U.S., Japan and Taiwan, and has received many awards and recognitions throughout his career.