Richard Schwarz Bio

Richard has over 40 years of experience in operations management, leveraged buyouts, entrepreneurship, management consulting, and sales. His responsibilities have included full company profit and loss, M&A, product development, and strategic planning in leadership positions at both domestic and international organizations. He has held various senior management and governance positions in manufacturing, distribution, and chemicals businesses. Richard joined Edgewater in 2003 as a member of our board of operating advisors and became a partner in 2004. Richard earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from Ohio State University and an MBA from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of Ohio.