Rick founded Clemon Consulting based on the principal that companies deserve a trusted, strategic thought leader to support their needs when navigating complex business transactions. He is an experienced executive committed to adding value and being a cross-functional business partner to his clients.

Rick has been the CFO for multiple Venture Capital and Private Equity sponsored companies in industries including Biotech, Life Sciences, Med-Tech, Aerospace and Defense, Consumer Electronics and Frontier Technology. He has experience with buy- and sell-side M&A, fundraising, budgeting and forecasting, scenario modeling, both recurring and non-recurring revenue models, investor and sponsor decks, technical accounting, SEC reporting, process improvement, operational efficiencies and more. His three-decade long career began at Andersen then EY;  he has worked with start-ups and multi-billion-dollar public entities.