Richard Gerakitis Email & Phone Number

Greater Atlanta Area

Work with Global Healthcare Services on all aspects of transaction advisory, business development, and client relationsThe GHS team advises over 150 hospitals, health systems and large providers nationally on growth, capital and real estate strategy and execution. The team has completed in excess of $500 million in healthcare real estate transactions.

Atlanta, GA

• Oversee money desk activity for Southern Company and several affiliates: Southern Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power, and Mississippi Power.
• In charge of all daily borrowing to meet cash flow needs with a daily borrowing limit up to $4.9 billion.
• Create cash flow forecasts to project future funding needs.
• Helped lead transition between Issuing and Paying Agents for the company’s commercial paper programs.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Responsible for management of System Air, Southern Company’s fixed wing and helicopter fleet, totaling approximately $22M.
• Develop and report on annual budget variances as well as assist in year-end projections.
• Partner with senior management on financial business decision to ensure department success.
• Analyze potential financial transactions and recommend strategies for optimal performance.
• Lead business analysis to drive optimal utilization of corporate assets.
• Proficiency in: Budgeting & Forecasting, Financial Statement Analysis, Communications with senior level management, Writing and Editing

• Organized marketing, promotion and sales for Atlanta Dream preseason game versus the Brazilian National Team.
• Helped to capture corporate sponsors for the 2013 season
• Organized and identified different metrics used to determine ticket sales success rate

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Head policy advisor for Senator Chambliss for issues pertaining to health care, education, labor, telecommunications, welfare, and housing.
• Advised the Senator on current issues, drafted memos and floor speeches, attended hearings, led meetings with industry representatives, oversaw junior staff and audited expenditures under the Labor, Health and Human.
• Served in the same capacity for issues related to banking, finance, taxes, and Social Security for three months (March 2011-June 2011).
• Handled all responsibility for the Senate Special Committee on Aging which included preparing witness testimony for the Senator and formulating hearing questions for witnesses.
• Managed the eight person mail team, coordinating quality and timely responses to an average of 40,000 inquiries per month. Worked with Chief of Staff to create a customized mail report for the Senator, streamlining.
• Reported to Legislative Director and Chief of Staff.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Researched and wrote on current pending legislation in the Senate as well as examined and reported on funding issues regarding federal programs.
• Led meetings with constituents and interest groups regarding the Senator’s positions on labor, health, education, and telecommunications issues.
• Served as a liaison between federal agencies and Senator Chambliss’s office.
• Worked collaboratively with Chief of Staff and Legislative Correspondents to implement a new mail manual and more customized mail report for the Senator. Considerable experience managing the mail team and coordinating.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed the turnaround of constituent mail, researched current legislation, and led guided tours of the Capitol

• Researched legislation, attended committee hearings, answered constituent phone calls and mail, and guided Capitol tours.

• Winter 2004
• Duties included proofreading and correcting transcriptions for depositions, arbitrations, court proceedings. Assembled exhibit indexes and exhibit notebooks.
• Fill-in office work scheduling depositions, monitoring turnaround on transcripts for attorneys and staff inquiring on status.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Finance Concentration

Bachelor Of Science, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Sigma Alpha Epsilon