Rick Pitcairn

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Pitcairn is a Chief Global Strategist at Pitcairn Group LP and a Chairman at The Academy of Vocal Arts.
He leads the development of Pitcairn’s thought leadership on macro-economic trends and explores opportunities and new initiatives to spur business growth.
Previously, he was the firm’s Chief Investment Officer.
In that role, which he served with distinction for almost 15 years, Rick was focused on long-term, global investment strategies designed to achieve better outcomes for wealthy families.
He is the chief architect behind Pitcairn’s open architecture investment platform and a leading authority on the use of tax overlay and Unified Managed Accounts (UMA) in trust structures and for the ultra-high net worth investor.
Prior to joining our team, Mr. Pitcairn was the Chief Investment Officer and Partner at Kaffie, Goodman, & Pitcairn, Inc. and Senior Manager, Portfolio Manager, and Investment Analyst at Piedra Capital, both located in Houston, Texas.
He holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst and is a member of the Financial Analysts of Philadelphia.
He has an MBA in Finance from Rice University and a BBA in Accounting with honors from the University of Houston.
Also, serves as Chairman of the Academy of Vocal Arts Board of Directors, located in Philadelphia.