Dana R. (Rick) Richardson, CPA, CITP, CGMA Rick Richardson is Managing Partner of Richardson Media & Technologies, LLC, a multi-media and strategic technology consulting company. Prior to forming his current company, he had a 28-year career in technology with Ernst & Young, the last twelve years of which he served as National Director of Technology. Rick has been named to the “Technology 100” – the annual honors list of the 100 key achievers in technology in America and honored by the American Institute of CPAs with two lifetime achievement awards for his contributions to the profession in the field of technology. He has been named as one of the “Top 100 Influential People in Accounting” by Accounting Today magazine. In 2012, he was inducted into the Accounting Hall of Fame by CPA Practice Advisor magazine. In 2019, Marquis Who’s Who in America awarded Rick a Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a sought-after speaker around the world, providing his thoughts on the future of technology to thousands of business executives, professionals, community leaders, educators and students.