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RICK GERSON
Rick Gerson is the Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Alpha Wave

Alpha Wave Global is an investment company with 3 main verticals; private equity, private credit, and public markets. Alpha Wave has 11 offices in 8 countries with over 115 employees.

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.

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.

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.woodGroup (a leading global hospitality platform).

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

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