Richard Anderson

President
R.L. Anderson & Associates, Inc.

Rick Anderson is president of R.L. Anderson & Associates, a financial public relations and marketing communications consultancy, based in New York City.  Mr. Anderson founded his firm in 2006 with the goal of providing senior-level communications counseling to companies and organizations seeking to enhance their business and reputation through results-driven communications. He has over 30 years of experience assisting a wide range of companies, from multi-nationals to emerging growth companies, in building shareholder value and generating broad recognition in the financial and business media.

Mr. Anderson served as senior vice president and partner in the corporate and business communications group at Fleishman-Hillard, where he co-chaired of the Financial Communications Practice group and was responsible for corporate communications, investor relations and financial media clients.  Prior to joining Fleishman in 2002, he was a senior vice president and co-founder of Thomson Financial’s Global Consulting Group, a leading financial communications firm.

Rick has held senior positions at GCI Group, Ogilvy, Adams & Rinehart & Co., and served as the president of Adams Cohen Financial Communications.  He is a longtime member of the National Investor Relations Institute and served as the section chair for the PRSA’s financial communications section.