Richard A . Bird
Chairman & Founder

  • Achieved investment return of 44% per year pre-tax in private equity Investments over 14 years for one of America’s wealthiest families
  • Initiated service business private company consolidating acquisitions program with private equity firm that increased value from $4 million to $142 million sale in four years
  • Key financial adviser on $1 Billion buyout of minority shareholders in Koch Industries
  • Led sale of private company in $100 million acquisition by Eastman Kodak
  • Sold assets of private U.S. manufacturing firm for 3x seller’s price expectation
  • Director of startup supercomputer company with two public offerings
  • Sold assets of U.S. manufacturing firm to Middle East company which is world’s largest in its business
  • Funding and sale engagements for several medical device companies
  • Structured venture startup of CFO Magazine and subsequent sale to The Economist
  • Chief of Staff of Crime Commission, State of Kansas

  • Developed corporate strategy for many clients including world leader in medical imaging systems, world leader in process control instrumentation, and digital television component producer

  • Corporate strategy pioneer at The Boston Consulting Group, Inc for seven years
  • Economic consultant to the World Bank on international economic development project in Venezuela
  • M.S.M.E. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Ph.D studies at Stanford University

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