Bio

Eric Risley founded and is Managing Partner at Architect Partners. Eric has guided senior executives and corporate boards through strategic transactions for over twenty-five years. Eric led Global Software Corporate and Investment Banking for Banc of America Securities (now Bank of America | Merrill Lynch), building the practice into a $50mm annual revenue business while advising some of the firms’ largest clients. Eric also co-founded the Silicon Valley technology investment banking practice for Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. (subsequently CIBC World Markets) where he eventually led both the Internet and Software Investment Banking business units. Eric was also Head of Investment Banking at Rutberg & Company, the preeminent wireless research and investment banking boutique. Eric delivers executive and Board-level relationships built over two decades at dozens of important acquirers across the technology, internet, mobile, blockchain, crypto and digital media sectors.