Richard Lampen

Currently, Richard Jay Lampen is Chairman at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center and High Pines Investments LLC, Director at Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc., Director at Avalon Spirits Corp., Director at Douglas Elliman, Inc. since 2024, and Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President at New Valley LLC.
Formerly, Mr. Lampen was Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at CDSI Holdings, Inc. from 2009 to 2011; Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Osaic Financial Services, Inc. from 2018 to 2020; President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Castle Brands, Inc. from 2008 to 2019; President & Chief Executive Officer at Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. (Broker); Chairman & President at Multi Solutions II, Inc. from 2011 to 2012; Co-Chairman-Corporate Department & Partner at Steel Hector & Davis LLP from 1992 to 1995; Director, Executive VP & General Counsel at New Valley Corp.
from 1995 to 2005; Director at Olenox Industries, Inc. from 2011 to 2014; Chief Operating Officer, Director & Executive VP at Vector Group Ltd. from 2021 to 2024; Member-Managers Board at Douglas Elliman Realty LLC from 2023 to 2024; MD & Senior Member-Leveraged Finance Group at Salomon Brothers, Inc. from 1986 to 1992; and held various director and chairman roles at multiple organizations including Ransom-Everglades School, Inc., The Miami Children's Museum, Inc., Financial Services Institute, Inc., Specs Music, Inc., Trump Plaza Funding, Inc., Ball Aerosol & Specialty Container Corp., Bank of Miami, NA, US Can Corp., and others.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from The Johns Hopkins University conferred in 1975 and a graduate degree from Columbia Law School conferred in 1978.