Managing Partner of Leathers Milligan & Associates – OI Partners

Richard (Dick) T. Lippert

Richard (Dick) T. Lippert brings Leathers Milligan & Associates – OI Partners over 30 years of senior executive and C-level management experience. Dick has an extensive background in sales and marketing, business development, mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning and organizational dynamics.

Dick has worked in a variety of industries including high tech, consumer products, and services. His executive management experience includes leading global enterprises, operating in high-growth venture capital start-up businesses, post-merger organization cultural integration and facilitating generational ownership transition, improving intra-family communications and conflict resolution in closely-held and family-owned companies. He has achieved notable success building top-performing organizations through his focus on developing people with ethics and integrity to lead and succeed in today’s complex environment.

Prior to joining Leathers Milligan & Associates, Dick was CEO of SKT Ventures, Inc. - a large family-owned business operating independent, regulated telephone companies, cable TV and Internet companies along with telephony and data equipment and services business. He was also concurrently Chairman and CEO of OPENonline LLC, another of the SKT portfolio of companies and one of the first true online interactive pre-employment background screening companies. Prior to joining SKT, working with a venture capital partner, Dick founded and was President of Security One LLC, a major regional security and alarm company.

Dick has held leadership positions in numerous industry and professional organizations and been a noted feature writer and columnist on business management issues throughout his career. Dick has degrees in political science and economics, is a retired US Naval officer and, in his spare time, is a national champion race car driver.

 

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