Eric F Risley

Eric Risley founded and is Managing Partner at Architect Partners. Eric has guided senior executives and corporate boards through strategic transactions for over twenty-five years.

Eric led Global Software Corporate and Investment Banking for Banc of America Securities (now Bank of America | Merrill Lynch), building the practice into a $50mm annual revenue business while advising some of the firms’ largest clients. Eric also co-founded the Silicon Valley technology investment banking practice for Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. (subsequently CIBC World Markets) where he eventually led both the Internet and Software Investment Banking business units. Eric was also Head of Investment Banking at Rutberg & Company, the preeminent wireless research and investment banking boutique.

Eric’s delivers executive and Board-level relationships built over two decades at dozens of important acquirers across the technology, internet, mobile, blockchain, crypto and digital media sectors.

Eric likes to start his day early with a potent latte and fruit at Coupa Café in downtown Palo Alto. Pain inducing endurance sports have long appealed to Eric. He still tries hard to find time to run or cycle more days than not and occasionally throws a race on the calendar to test his fitness and reality check his ego. Eric lives in Portola Valley with his wife and three sons.