Versant Ventures
Rich brings 20 years of financial experience, having most recently served as CFO of Samsara Biocapital. There, he was responsible for the firm’s financial operations, as well as business management, compliance and investor relations. Before Samsara, he was CFO and COO of Pacific Grove Capital, and prior to that held similar roles at Marcato Capital and Cannell Capital.
Rich graduated from the University of San Francisco with a B.S. in Finance and earned a Graduate Certificate in Tax from Golden Gate University. He is a member of the Dean’s Circle at the University of San Francisco School of Business Management.