Todd B. Richter Blog

  In the 30 years since attaining his college and post-graduate education, Todd Richter has successfully built a prosperous career for himself. His expertise in securities analysis and significant knowledge of the financial field, its forecasting and its relationship to healthcare has made Richter one of Wall Street’s leading analysts in the healthcare field. Now, looking back on the two educational institutions that laid a sturdy foundation for his successes, Richter is giving back to these organizations in the hopes of inspiring others and funding college possibilities. Richter is a 1979 graduate of William & Mary, a premier public research university in Virginia. There he earned his undergraduate degree while also a member of the school’s golf team -- a life-changing experience that led to a donation of $5 million to directly support the men’s and women’s golf program in perpetuity. Richter also graduated from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, gaining his...

  Henry was a stray pup living on the streets of Memphis, Tennessee. He was a small Shih Tzu mix without a home and with a variety of health problems. Henry faced malnutrition, stomach issues and failing health. He also faced euthanization. Only 24 hours remained for Henry. Then Bideawee found him. This New York City based shelter and rescue organization began in 1903. It was founded by Flora D’Auby Jenkins Kibbe who departed France for America, bringing with her a model founded in Paris that took stray dogs off the street. More than 100 years later, Kibbe’s organization had grown immensely and encountered Henry. As luck would have it, a prominent member of the health field -- including animal health -- would also encounter Henry. Todd Richter was en route to a business meeting at Bideawee when Henry crossed his path. His fate was sealed from that point forward. Not only did Henry get the veterinary attention that he needed, but he found a new home with Richter in Manhattan. And n...

  Todd Richter unassumingly began his financial career -- a career that would grow and prosper, turning Richter into one of Wall Street’s leading financial healthcare analysts. He graduated in 1979 from the College of William and Mary with his undergraduate financial education. He continued his studies at Indiana University, within its prestigious Kelley School of Business, from which he graduated in 1981 with a Masters in Business Administration. Over the next few decades, Richter would thrive in the financial industry. For 18 years, he worked with Morgan Stanley. He helped to direct the firm’s healthcare services equity research also actively covering all subsectors of the healthcare services field. He departed the renowned brand in 1999 for Bank of America. There, he served as head of the banking giant’s healthcare research group. He also acted as senior research analyst on health insurance and managed a variety of healthcare-related work, including specialty health benefits an...