Following a 20 year career in journalism Ric joined Larkspur Management, an investment banking firm, in 1984. Since then he has participated in numerous LBOs and sat on the boards of several multinational corporations in the medical diagnostic and electronic industries. Ric has also served for the past 20 years on several boards in the not-for-profit sector. Ric attended the University of Pennsylvania and the School of Oriental and African Studies at London University.