Rick is an Innventue Co-Founder and served as Chief Operating Officer from 2015 through September 2023. During this period Rick was also the Founding COO of PureCycle Technologies (Nasdaq: PCT) and the Founding CEO of AeroFlexx. He brings over 35 years of experience in disruptive innovation, building successful start-ups and launching new products & companies across a broad range of categories. Prior to co-founding Innventure, Rick founded SPRIM Strategy and Intelligent Innovation and was the Founding CEO of TyraTech, which he led to a successful IPO in 2007. He earned his MBA from Northwestern University and his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Maryland.