Richard founded Leverage Health Solutions in 2007 (formerly The Lungen Group) as a means to effectively provide Healthcare Growth Services on behalf of leading healthcare service companies to the healthcare market.. Richard co-founded HC9 Ventures in 2021 and serves as a General Partner.Prior to founding The Lungen Group in 2007, Richard was SVP of Business Development at HealthPlan Services, a leading BPO firm servicing health plans where he was responsible for record sales. Between 2001 and 2005, Richard held sales & business development leadership positions with MedAvant Healthcare Solutions (previously ProxyMed). In this capacity, he was responsible for payer facing solutions related to Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) access, PPO BPO, strategic relationships, & EDI clearinghouse services.During 1998 - 2001, Richard was VP of Sales for PlanVista Solutions where he worked with the industry's payers & TPAs, and was responsible for top revenue production in each year. In 1993, Richard was an original employee at the launch of National Preferred Provider Network (NPPN), one of the nations largest PPOs, and worked with them through 1998 when the company was sold to HealthPlan Services. At NPPN, Richard was responsible for virtually all original and subsequent large payer sales, strategies and many PPO relationships. Between 1992 - 1993, Richard was with Medical Administrators, a full service insurance agency and TPA.Specialties: HealthCare, Business Development, Venture Capital, Strategy, Sales, Marketing