Rick has nearly 20 years of experience providing professional services to organizations in the health care and insurance ecosystem. He has served a health care and insurance organizations ranging from large multinational organizations with more than $16 billion in annual revenue to small, standalone entities with less than $1 million in annual revenue. Rick has served clients across the health care continuum including health insurers, integrated health systems, physician groups, safety-net hospitals, business involved in the pharmaceutical supply chain, and other various health care related entities. Rick also leads the overall insurance audit practice from a national perspective for RSM.

Rick was selected as a fellow in RSM’s cutting edge Industry Eminence Program, which positions its fellows to understand, predict and communicate economic, business and technology trends shaping the industries RSM serves. Eminence fellows advise clients on conditions impacting their business.

Clients he has served include the following:

• Essentia Health
• Health First
• University of Arizona Health Network and related health plans (now owned by Banner)
• Mayo Clinic
• Medica Health Plans
• Memorial Healthcare
• Quartz Health Plans
• Vidant Health
• UW Health

Business and professional affiliations

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants
• Healthcare Financial Management Association
• Finance Committee Chair and Board Member at Pinky Swear Foundation
•  Member of an audit committee of a nonprofit entity in Bloomington, Minnesota

Education
Bachelor of Science, accounting and finance, Minnesota State University, Mankato