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Ricardo Taveras

Greater Good Challenge Coach; Venture Capital & Private Equity Investor

Ricardo graduated from the Enterprise Risk Management program at SPS in 2018. He has founded, built and sold three technology startup companies, including a sports technology and fintech company acquired by the NFL in 2019. Since then, Ricardo has served as Managing Partner at TPH Family Office, an alternative investment firm in New York City comprised of two venture capital firms, one private equity practice, one hedge fund and nineteen growth-stage portfolio companies from different industries.

As a serial entrepreneur and investor, Ricardo has advised Fortune 1000 CEOs on topics of Intrapreneurship, Risk Management Framework Strategies, and Operational Turnarounds. 

Ricardo is an active public speaker at Amazon, WeWork, Columbia University, Harvard Business School and others.