Rick has been associated with the investment industry since 1980. He has originated, structured, and/or placed several billion in various security transactions, including private and public debt and equity. He has experience in all aspects of start-up investing, from conceptualization and initial capitalization, through sale or re-capitalization.
He has particular expertise in the financial services and health care industries, and has provided advisory services to a number of start-up enterprises. Prior to founding Waveland Ventures, LLC he served as President of Waveland Capital, LLC, a privately held company that invests in the securities of small and mid-cap public companies. He has held senior positions at EF Hutton, Prudential Securities, and Dean Witter Reynolds.
Rick is a cum laude graduate of Michigan State University where he has served as a member of the Advisory Board at the Eli Broad College of Business, School of Management. His other prior Board appointments have included Legacy Bancorp, the 13th largest Black-owned bank in the United States