Rick is an Innventure co-founder and serves as the COO. Rick was the Founding COO of Pure Cycle Technologies and Founding CEO of AeroFlexx. He brings over 35 years of experience in building successful start-ups, new products and innovation across a broad range of industries. Prior to co-founding Innventure, Rick founded SPRIM Strategy and Intelligent Innovation and, at XL Tech Group, was the Founding CEO of TyraTech, which he led to a successful IPO in 2007. Rick’s consumer products experience includes Marketing Director roles at P&G. He earned his MBA from Northwestern University in Marketing and Finance.