Richard A. Kaplan
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AT TORVEC INC.
Richard Kaplan brings an extensive background in economics, accounting, management and executive leadership to the We R 3C, Inc. Advisory Board. A specialist in startups and corporate turnarounds, Richard’s impressive vitae includes time as the former President of Richland Industries, Inc.; Chairman and Co-Founder of Resnick Media Associates, Inc., and Blanton Communications, Inc.; Chairman and Founder of the Maxim Group, Inc. and WorkSmart International, Inc; and President of the RAK Reality Corporation.
…Richard Kaplan brings an extensive background in economics, accounting, management and executive leadership to the We R 3C, Inc. Advisory Board…
Currently, Richard Kaplan serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of Rochester Institute of Technology and Nazareth College as well as Chairman of the Board of Advisors at RIT’s Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science and a member of the University of Rochester’s Economic Development Board and University of Rochester Medical Center Board. In addition, he sits on the boards of two startup companies: Cerebral Assessment Systems and Vnomics Corp., while also currently serving as Vice President of the Rochester Angel Investment Network. He is former Chairman of the Rochester Broadway Theatre League, Vice Chairman of the Better Business Bureau and is, or has been, active in community organizations such as Sojourner House, Rochester’s Child, the Martial Arts Center of Rochester, the Center for Governmental Research, Camp Good Days and Special Times and was former Chairman of the Monroe County division of The American Cancer Society, etc.
Richard Kaplan’s business success and contributions within the community have been recognized by multiple awards, including the American Cancer Society Hope Award and the prestigious Herbert W. Vanden Brul Entrepreneurial Award presented by RIT’s E. Philip Saunders College of Business in April, 2007. He was also designated the “Business Man of the Year” in 2007.
In his spare time, Richard has published a book entitled “A Time for CARING,” which delineates the causes of many of the problems confronting American society in the 21st century and provides concrete solutions for the remediation of such problems.
We R 3C, Inc. is most certainly appreciative of Richard Kaplan’s service to the organization in the capacity of an Advisory Board member and looks forward to his strategic input and guidance.