Rich Ryffel

Richard Ryffel is a senior lecturer at Washington University''s Olin Business School. During his 30-year career in investment banking and asset management, Ryffel advised colleges and universities, hospitals, cities, states, airports, school districts, and corporations on financings and capital structure, and led hundreds of financings in both the taxable and tax-exempt markets. Mr. Ryffel joined Washington University full-time in 2015 after having worked at IBM Corporation, A.G. Edwards (now Wells Fargo Advisors), Bank of America, Edward Jones, and J.P. Morgan. He consults and writes in the areas of municipal finance and endowment management and governance.

Area of Expertise:

Banking and Financial Institutions, Entrepreneurship, Business-to-Business Marketing, Banking and Financial Institutions, Entrepreneurship

Research Interests:

Municipal bonds, urban education policy

Awards/Honors:

• Reid Teaching Award, Washington University, 2016
• Daily Point of Light Award, Points of Light, 2014
• J.P. Morgan National Good Work Volunteer of the Year, 2013