Rick Hess Email & Phone Number

Senior Executive (top 1% of 300K+ employees) selected for Accelerated Leadership track.- Corporate athlete hand picked for challenging assignments (e.g., negotiate contract with largest provider, launch ~$30M next-gen core operations tool, ESG leader for $90B revenue business vertical, Strategy Officer Community leader)- Lifelong learner who succeeds at solving difficult challenges through collaboration and data-driven problem solving (passionate about business application of Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, ChatGPT, Web3, behavioral economics, cognitive biases)- Change and strategic management professional with over 20 years of proven leadership, management and coordination across diverse functional areas ranging in breadth from corporate strategy and commercialization to finance, operations, and process improvement (e.g., realigned international operations for prominent pharmaceutical company, reengineered risk & controls processes and procedures for large financial institution, evolved operations to suit newly launched tech solution)Specialties: Strategy, scenario analysis, risk management, change management, Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt (CLSSBB), Naval Officer/Combat Pilot