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Rick Gerson

Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
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Rick Gerson
Rick Gerson
Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO
About

Alpha Wave Global is an investment company with 4 main verticals; private equity, private credit, public markets, and insurance. Alpha Wave has 11 offices in 8 countries with over 115 employees.

Rick graduated from the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce with a B.S. in Commerce, concentrating in Finance.

He serves on the Cleveland Clinic International Leadership Board, is a board member of the 92nd Street Y, and a member of the Belfer Center's International Council at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Rick is a board member of African Mission Healthcare, which supports mission hospitals across Africa and provides lifesaving care to communities that otherwise lack access to essential medical services.

He sits on the board of Aman Group, one of the world's leading luxury resort and residential operators. Rick is also a board member of Beast Industries (parent company of MrBeast), gamma (a music company), Athletic Greens (AG1), and The h.wood Group (a leading global hospitality platform).

Rick serves on the board of 2PointZero, a listed investment holding company and a unit of Abu Dhabi's IHC, the largest investment company in the UAE. He is also on the board of Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners, a joint venture between Mubadala and Alpha Wave.

Before founding Alpha Wave, Rick was a Founding Member and Managing Director of Blue Ridge Capital, a global investment firm established in 1996, where he spent 15 years from inception.

Reading List

Select books that made an impact

Am I Being Too SubtleAm I Being Too Subtle — Sam ZellOutliveOutlive — Peter Attia, MDWho is Michael OvitzWho is Michael Ovitz — Michael OvitzMake Something WonderfulMake Something Wonderful — Steve JobsReturn to the Little KingdomReturn to the Little Kingdom — Michael MoritzSteve JobsSteve Jobs — Walter IsaacsonElon MuskElon Musk — Walter IsaacsonLiftoffLiftoff — Eric BergerBreatheBreathe: A Life in Flow — Rickson GracieComfort in DarknessComfort in Darkness — Rickson GracieExtreme OwnershipExtreme Ownership — Jocko WillinkThe Dichotomy of LeadershipThe Dichotomy of Leadership — Jocko WillinkCourage Under FireCourage Under Fire — James StockdaleWhere Men Win GloryWhere Men Win Glory — Jon KrakauerShantaramShantaram — Gregory David RobertsMusashiMusashi — Eiji YoshikawaThe River of DoubtThe River of Doubt — Candice MillardThe Guns of AugustThe Guns of August — Barbara TuchmanThe Obstacle is the WayThe Obstacle is the Way — Ryan HolidayConspiracyConspiracy — Ryan HolidayZero RegretsZero Regrets — Apolo OhnoSwimming AcrossSwimming Across — Andy GroveThe ChoiceThe Choice — Edith EgerMan's Search for MeaningMan's Search for Meaning — Viktor FranklIn My Time of DyingIn My Time of Dying — Sebastian JungerThe GoalThe Goal — Eliyahu M. GoldrattAgainst the OddsAgainst the Odds — James DysonSam WaltonSam Walton: Made in AmericaThe Whole StoryThe Whole Story — John MackeyPlay Nice But WinPlay Nice But Win — Michael DellTotal RecallTotal Recall — Arnold SchwarzeneggerOpenOpen — Andre AgassiShoe DogShoe Dog — Phil KnightDriven from WithinDriven from Within — Michael JordanMichael Jordan: The LifeMichael Jordan: The Life — Roland LazenbyThe Taste of LuxuryThe Taste of Luxury — Nadge ForestierHow to Make a Few Billion DollarsHow to Make a Few Billion Dollars — Brad JacobsHow to Make a Few More Billion DollarsHow to Make a Few More Billion Dollars — Brad JacobsThe UnpublishedThe Unpublished — David OgilvySapiensSapiens — Yuval Noah HarariThinking in BetsThinking in Bets — Annie DukeFrom Strength to StrengthFrom Strength to Strength — Arthur C BrooksThe Inner Game of TennisThe Inner Game of Tennis — W. Timothy GallweyInfluenceInfluence — Robert B. CialdiniPre-SuasionPre-Suasion — Robert B. CialdiniThe Old Man and The SeaThe Old Man and The Sea — Ernest HemingwayThe Lessons of HistoryThe Lessons of History — Will & Ariel DurantThe Match KingThe Match King — Frank PartnoyTunnel 29Tunnel 29 — Helena Merriman