Michael G. Ricciardi
Michael G. Ricciardi, is the former CEO, Co-founder, and Chairman Emeritus of Mercury Capital Advisors.[1][2][3]
Early life
In 1982, Mr. Ricciardi earned a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.[4] Earlier, in 1978, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University,[4] where he was recognized as the University’s Outstanding Scholar Athlete and received the Robert A. Duffey Prize.[5]
Career affiliations
In 2009, Ricciardi established Mercury Capital Advisors.[1] Prior to this venture, he led the Private Equity Funds Group at Merrill Lynch & Co. and was honored with the firm’s Leadership in Diversity & Inclusion Award.[6][7] He held the position of Managing Director and Head of Global Fixed Income Sales at Paine Webber, also serving as a member of the firm's Operating Committee.[8] During his tenure at Citicorp Securities, he oversaw sales for all fixed-income and equity products worldwide and held the role of Co-Head of Domestic Fixed Income. In this capacity, he managed sales, trading, research, origination, and capital markets. Additionally, he sat on the Board of Directors and was a member of the Executive Committee.[4] He also previously served as a member of the Chairman’s Advisory Board at Sponsor for Educational Opportunity, an organization dedicated to closing the career opportunity gap for students from underserved communities.[9] In 2021, Michael was moved to Mercury Capital Advisors chairman emeritus position.[7][10]
Awards
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Jefferson Award for St. Ann's Soup Kitchen / Franciscan Charities[11] |
| 1978 | Robert A. Duffey Scholar-Athlete Award for Crew[5] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mercury Capital Advisors Appoints Michael Ricciardi as Chairman Emeritus" (in en). 2021-07-27. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210727006017/en/Mercury-Capital-Advisors-Appoints-Michael-Ricciardi-as-Chairman-Emeritus.
- ↑ "Investcorp to buy Mercury Capital Advisors" (in en). 2019-05-27. https://www.arabnews.com/node/1502511/corporate-news.
- ↑ Cumming, Chris (2021-02-08). "Placement Agent Co-Founder Sues Former Firm for Discrimination" (in en-US). Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/placement-agentco-founder-sues-former-firm-for-discrimination-11612813343.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "The Four Who Make It Happen". https://cfi.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Mercury-Team-Profile.pdf.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Robert A. Duffey Scholar-Athlete Award" (in en). https://guhoyas.com/sports/2018/6/6/hallfame-gu-duffey-award-html.aspx.
- ↑ Poddar, Siddharth (2013-01-05). "Merrill Lynch private placement team to spin out" (in en-GB). https://www.privateequityinternational.com/merrill-lynch-private-placement-team-to-spin-out/.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Witkowsky, Chris (2021-07-27). "Mercury Capital CEO, accused of racial discrimination in lawsuit, removed from leadership" (in en-US). https://www.buyoutsinsider.com/mercury-capital-ceo-accused-of-racial-discrimination-in-lawsuit-removed-from-leadership/.
- ↑ admin_ic (2019-05-26). "Investcorp Announces Strategic Investment in Mercury Capital Advisors" (in en-GB). https://www.investcorp.com/investcorp-announces-strategic-investment-in-mercury-capital-advisors/.
- ↑ "SEO Chairman’s Advisory Council". https://www.seo-usa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/SEONWS_W11WEB.pdf#page7.
- ↑ Staff, P. E. I. (2023-05-24). "Side Letter: PE's LP securitisations; BlackRock's LTAF; Mercury's boss loss" (in en-GB). https://www.privateequityinternational.com/side-letter-pes-lp-securitisations-blackrocks-ltaf-mercurys-boss-loss/.
- ↑ "New Jersey State Governor’s Jefferson Awards 2018". 2018-06-02. https://www.nj.gov/state/assets/pdf/volunteer/2018-0602-governor-jefferson-award-honorees.pdf.
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