In addition to being the Founder & CEO of Arootah, Rich serves as the COO of Blue Ridge Capital. He held senior positions at Ernst and Young, Tiger Management, and Morgan Stanley where he observed strategies to exceptional results. Rich has a BS in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a certified coach from the Co-Active Training Institute. He has a deep-rooted passion for both personal and professional development. His born-to-coach personality emerged early in life, blossoming throughout his career as he ascended into senior leadership roles. Rich quickly understood how personal and professional development could positively transform one’s life, career, and business. He is uniquely qualified to provide valuable insights and practical solutions to business executives at the most senior levels. Today, Rich enjoys working with clients to strive for challenging goals and optimize how they accomplish them. Rich enjoys working with partners, colleagues, and teams to share his philosophy on the importance of personal and professional drive, which he believes is the key to unlocking peak performance. Rich empowers his clients to achieve superior results by setting clear objectives and designing strategic plans with an accountability strategy for assured execution.