Rick's global humanitarian and philanthropic leadership is a fundamental component of his career, concentrating on women’s empowerment and children’s safety and development.  An engaged member of the World Economic Forum for over a decade, he was positioned at the forefront of thought leadership in Davos on gender parity and the empowerment of women. Rick was an inaugural Champion with the United Nations Women's HeforShe initiative and a founding member of their Leadership Advisory Council.  

His worldwide work on behalf of children spanned three decades as he served on the National Board of Governors for Boys & Girls Clubs of America, with two separate terms as the organization’s chairman. Rick led the initiative to open Youth Clubs outside the US and in 2019 co-founded World Youth Clubs with his wife, Susan Porcaro Goings.

Rick and a select group of business leaders convened at the Vatican with Pope Francis to enhance support for the Pope's global initiative. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Rollins College, a member of the Advisory Board of the Global Peter Drucker Forum, a 20-year member of Yale’s Chief Executive Leadership Institute and initially served on its Advisory Board.

In 2010, Rick was recognized globally with the distinguished decree of "Chevalier (Knight) de la Légion d'Honneur" presented by the President of France. In 2024 he received the Medal for Distinguished Achievement from the American Society of the French Legion of Honor.  He also received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Direct Selling News, the prestigious Marco Polo Award bestowed by the People’s Republic of China, the Herbert Hoover Humanitarian Award from Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and the CEO of the Year award from the Holmes Group.

Rick was educated at Guilford College and is the recipient of honorary doctorates from Rollins College and Bryant College. He is a life-long physical fitness devotee and has practiced Transcendental Meditation twice daily since his 20’s. Rick is also an avid horseman.

Rick and his wife Susan Porcaro Goings, a former ABC Broadcast Journalist with KABC-TV, split their time between Windermere, Florida and Charlottesville, Virginia.