Author Richard Lipstein

Richard G. Lipstein is a Managing Director at Gilbert Tweed International, a global retained executive search firm. As a member of the firm’s financial services practice, Mr. Lipstein is well recognized for his record of achievement placing professionals in a broad range of functional and product areas ranging from Private Wealth/Investment Management and Investment Banking to Research, Sales and Trading and C-Level positions at private equity portfolio companies. Before entering the executive search profession in 1989, he spent a combined seven years as an executive with ABC Inc. and a mergers and acquisitions banker with the boutique Henry Ansbacher Ltd. Mr. Lipstein recently stepped down as Vice -Chairman of the Board of Directors of the New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA), one of the largest affiliates of the global CFA Institute. He had previously served as Chairman of its Career Development Committee where he produced and moderated numerous seminars on current events and relevant trends in the investment and banking professions. In 2009 Richard received a Volunteer of the Year Award for his contribution to this 10,000+ member organization. He is a graduate of the City University of New York and received an MBA with Distinction from Pace University Lubin School of Business. Mr. Lipstein is regularly quoted in the media, including, among others, The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, Reuters, Bloomberg and eFinancialCareers. He has appeared on TV and radio as well.