Richard Spitz

As founding Managing Director of Strong Force Innovation Portfolios, Richard leads Markets, covering sector strategy and intelligence, the expert ecosystem and go-to-market. The Strong Force patent estate covers the architectures that put AI to work, from AI-enabling infrastructure to deployment architectures and AI-driven systems.

Richard spent 13 years at Korn/Ferry International, where he was Chairman of the Global Technology Market and a member of the Global Operating Committee. He managed a global team and led hundreds of searches for presidents, chief executive officers and board directors.

An experienced transactional attorney, Richard practiced with GTC Law Group and Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP. He provided structuring and tax advice and negotiated M&A transactions, venture capital investments, technology licensing and strategic alliances.

Richard has served on public and private boards of directors and sits on the Board of Advisors of the Harold Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at UCLA Anderson.

He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from California State University, Northridge, a J.D. from Tulane University and an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University.