Partner at Triangle Capital LLC, Contributor at Forbes
Bio
Richard is a co-founder and Partner of Triangle Capital and has been an investment banker
for over 35 years. Richard has a great deal of experience advising clients in merchandising
businesses, particularly in the Retail & Consumer sector. Richard is an often-quoted expert
on the retail and merchandising industries. He is a Contributor to Forbes.com where he
writes a regular blog about trends in retail and consumer product businesses. He also
appears regularly in print and other media as well as industry panels and speaking programs.
Before co-founding Triangle, Richard was a Managing Director at a boutique investment
banking firm called Financo, Inc. While at Financo, Richard was responsible for a majority of
the firm’s apparel industry transactions. Prior to joining Financo, Richard was a Partner and
First Vice President at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. At Drexel, Richard was responsible for a group of 14 professionals doing middle-market mergers and acquisitions around the world.
Richard is the co-author of three books on finance and computer programming. He is formerly an Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Business at the graduate program of the Stern School of Business at New York University.
Richard received a BS in Accounting from New York University and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Harvard University. Richard is married and lives in New York.