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Rich is a principal and co-founder of CL-Media Relations, LLC, established in 2006. CL-Media advises financial companies on their internal and external communications and positioning in the media.

Rich has 25 years of experience in PR and financial journalism. Prior to his PR career, he reported on the investment management business, beginning in 1983, at Money Management Letter. In 1988 he founded and edited Investment Management Weekly, a newsletter, and, in 1994, Return on Investment (ROI), a glossy magazine covering the business of money management. Rich later reported for Bloomberg News, and, in 2000, established InvestorForce.com’s Investor News Service, the first real-time online news service covering the investment management business.

Personal
Rich, who was born in Bucharest, Romania, and grew up in New York City, now lives in Newton, MA, with his wife and daughter, plus a labradoodle and a cockatiel. He has discovered the attractions of marathon running, and also enjoys tennis, reading, kayaking, travel, cooking and wine.