Primary Job Title Advisor Primary Organization 
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Location Wilson, Wyoming, United States Regions Western US Gender Male
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Richard V. Spencer is the Managing Director of Fall Creek Management LLC which focuses on value enhancement of private companies through capital investment and advice. He is former Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE-ICE) the leading electronic commodity futures exchange. He served in that capacity
from November 2001 through January 2008.
While at ICE he was responsible for the transition of the company from private to public, including recruiting the Board, the initial public offering and the subsequent three secondary offerings, financial reporting, strategy development and implementation, and human resources. Prior to that Richard was the President of Crossroads Investment Management LLC a leading venture capital and private equity fund-of-funds investment firm. He joined Crossroads in 1998 after working on Wall Street for 16 years for A.G. Becker, Paine Webber, Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch and Donaldson, Lufkin, Jenrette. During that period his responsibilities centered on investment banking services focusing on strategic advisory services and capital markets underwriting.
Mr. Spencer graduated from Rollins College in 1976 with a Bachelors of Arts degree in
economics. He also completed the Advanced Management Program at the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University. Upon graduation from Rollins Richard joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served in the fleet as a Naval Aviator. He was honorably discharged in 1981 as a Captain.
Mr. Spencer is a member of the board of directors of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, VeteransCampaign.org and StarPound Technologies, Inc. and the Defense Business Board. Mr. Spencer has two children and resides in Wilson, Wyoming.
