Dr Richard A Charpie

KANDO id: 20880

Bio

Rick has over 30 years of private equity experience. He joined Ampersand's predecessor in 1980 and led its activities beginning in 1983. Rick founded the firm in 1988 by structuring its spinoff from PaineWebber. He's served as a director of more than 35 companies and Chairman of more than ten. CoreLab Partners, Endeca, NDC, RAND Worldwide, Talecris Biotherapeutics. Prior board seats include: ADFlex, Cyclis, Elmet Technologies, K-TEK, Medifacts, Moldflow, Precision Pharma Services, TriPath Imaging He holds an M.S. in Physics and a Ph.D. in Economics and Finance, both from MIT.

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