Rich is a cleantech visionary with three decades of experience growing large and small high-technology firms. Throughout his career, Rich has combined technical, financial, strategic, operations and business development skills to solve complex problems. He co-founded Evergreen Solar and as its CFO led the start-up through four rounds of VC funding, an IPO, several post-IPO financings supporting its growth to a market capitalization of over $1 billion and over $300 million in revenues. He has formed international strategic alliances with multiple Asian and European firms focused on manufacturing, technology and supplier partnerships. Rich has held senior management positions at companies ranging in size from start-up to over $3 billion in revenues. He has raised more than $350 million of investment from both public and private sources.

Prior to joining LS Energy Solutions, Rich served as Chief Financial Officer of two Boston-area technology companies. At 24M Technologies, Inc., a lithium-ion battery start-up in Cambridge, MA, he led all finance, strategy and business development activities and managed its $20 million Series D financing. While at TeraDiode, Inc., an MIT technology spinout commercializing a direct diode industrial laser technology, he led multiple financings and, along with the CEO, led all aspects of the Company’s $100 million sale to Panasonic Corporation.

In addition to his work at 24M and TeraDiode, Rich has held senior management positions at leading cleantech companies including Managing Director of Canadian Solar, CEO of Bandgap Engineering, and Cofounder, Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Financial Officer and a Director of Evergreen Solar.

Rich serves on the board of ENTOUCH, the pioneer in smart building technology headquartered in Dallas. He earned an SB in Electrical Engineering from MIT and an MBA from Boston College.