Rick Gallagher
“Be due diligence ready every day. When unexpected acquisition offers arrive—and they will—your preparation determines your outcome. Have you organized your contracts, employment agreements, and financial records in an accessible system? While establishing this foundation requires investment, maintaining it becomes routine. I’ve seen too many promising deals collapse under time pressure when companies scramble to produce basic documentation. Don’t let that be your story.”
Rick brings more than 25 years of senior management experience to Progress Ventures as a CPA, CFO, and COO of start-ups, Fortune 500, publicly traded, private equity, and high growth venture capital backed companies with an industry emphasis on media and marketing. Rick has completed over a billion dollars worth of acquisitions, from sourcing to integration. He has co-founded 3 start-ups; raised over $35 million for them; and taken them all to liquidity events, including one IPO.
Rick has a BBA in accounting from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst.
“Be due diligence ready every day. When unexpected acquisition offers arrive—and they will—your preparation determines your outcome. Have you organized your contracts, employment agreements, and financial records in an accessible system? While establishing this foundation requires investment, maintaining it becomes routine. I’ve seen too many promising deals collapse under time pressure when companies scramble to produce basic documentation. Don’t let that be your story.”
Rick brings more than 25 years of senior management experience to Progress Ventures as a CPA, CFO, and COO of start-ups, Fortune 500, publicly traded, private equity, and high growth venture capital backed companies with an industry emphasis on media and marketing. Rick has completed over a billion dollars worth of acquisitions, from sourcing to integration. He has co-founded 3 start-ups; raised over $35 million for them; and taken them all to liquidity events, including one IPO.
Rick has a BBA in accounting from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst.