Richard Mowrey

Richard Mowrey is a USA Today and WSJ Best-Selling Author. His expertise in the valuation and sale of privately-held businesses has given him a reputation for getting the job done quickly and quietly, at the right price. He has shown countless business owners how early access to comprehensive, easy to use information can be effectively applied to dramatically increase the value of their businesses.

He has decades of experience and is a recognized expert in business valuation and ownership transfer issues found in the private market. He is well known for his ability to easily navigate complex valuation and business sale issues.

Rich has owned and operated four businesses, and based his book on the knowledge acquired from over forty years as both a business owner and a hands-on ownership transition advisor. He has been an active member of the board of directors of many businesses, and has a wealth of knowledge and practical experience from his personal ownership of closely-held businesses over the years. Rich has had varied direct management responsibilities in public companies and private enterprises, in addition to proficiency in start-up companies and turnaround situations.

He has had a unique combination of experiences from counseling businesses in transition that prompted the development of the Priority Seminars and the specific educational materials found at www.MergerMentor.com. Rich is a sought-after speaker on valuation and ownership transfer topics.

He has presented educational seminars in valuation and transactional planning, and has taught at Wentworth College, Rollins College and Indiana University of Pennsylvania, as well as for the IBBA and the M&A Source, the largest international organization of business intermediaries. He is a Fellow of the IBBA and holds the following certifications: Certified Management Accountant (CMA) from the Institute of Certified Management Accountants, Certified Business Appraiser (CBA) from the Institute of Business Appraisers, and Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) from the International Business Brokers Association. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MS in Management Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.