RICHARD RAMPELL
223 Sunset Avenue, Suite 200, Palm Beach, Florida 33480
(561)655-5855 richard@rampell.com
EDUCATION:
A.B.,
Princeton University, 1974 (with honors in Economics)
M.B.A., the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania,
1976
Certificate
- Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School (1996)
Certificate
- Directors College, University of Delaware (2003)
Certificate
- Corporate Governance Series (Audit Committees) Harvard Business School (2003)
PROFESSIONAL:
Certified
Public Accountant (Florida and New York)
Chief
Executive Officer, Rampell & Rampell, P.A., Certified Public Accountants, a
Palm Beach, Florida firm which traces its origins back to 1959
Wall
Street Journal - Weekly columnist of
'By the Books'
Former
Chief Financial Officer of Burt Reynolds Productions, Inc. and related entities
Former
Staff Accountant, Ernst & Ernst, an international CPA firm
AWARDS:
Class
of 1974, Service Award, Princeton University, awarded to the class member who
has given the most service to the class and Princeton University, 1989
Finalist,
Accounting Division, Up and Comers Award, South Florida Business Journal, 1989
and 1988
Finalist,
Rhodes Scholarship, 1974
Finalist,
Chamber of Commerce Businessperson of the Year, 1991 and 2011
Leadership
Award, South Florida Magazine, for contribution to education
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
Past
President, Palm Beach Tax Institute
Past
President, East Coast Chapter, Florida Institute of CPAs
Member,
American Institute of CPAs and Florida Institute of CPAs
Appointed
Member, Florida Bar Grievance Committee (1989-1992)
Author
of various articles on accounting and tax matters
Adjunct
Instructor, Palm Beach Community College Division of Continuing Education
Lecturer,
Palm Beach Tax Institute and Palm Beach County Bar Association
Co-author
of Tax Aspects of Divorce in Florida, published by National Business
Institute, Inc.,
1996 and 1995 editions
Director,
RailAmerica, Inc., a NYSE company (Member of the Executive and Compensation
Committees and Chairman of the Audit Committee)
KPMG
Audit Committee Institute - Panelist
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
School
Board of Palm Beach County - Vice Chair - Audit Committee
Secretary,
Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce (1983-1997), Treasurer (2009-present)
Founding
Treasurer, Home Safe of Palm Beach County, Inc.
National
Director, Anti-Defamation League and Member of Legal Affairs Committee
(1990-1999)
Teacher,
Junior Achievement Program, Project Business and Applied Economics
Member
and Director, Economic Council of Palm Beach County
Member,
Junior Achievement Board of Directors (1986-1999)
Member,
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, Board of Directors (1993-1998)
Leadership
Florida and Leadership Palm Beach County - Alumnus
Leadership
Palm Beach County Board of Directors (1988-1989)
Treasurer
for numerous political candidates
Past
President, Theatre Club of the Palm Beaches (Lois Pope Theatre, now Florida
Stage)
Past
President, Gulfstream Goodwill Industries
Past
President, Princeton Alumni Association
Chairman,
Annual Giving, Princeton University, Class of 74
Past
Treasurer, Palm Beach Rotary
Past
Treasurer, Palm Beach Opera
Sponsor,
WXEL Public Radio Program Morning Edition
National
Public Radio Foundation - Trustee and Audit Committee member
Director,
Civic Association of Palm Beach
Board
Member, WPBI Public Radio (Classical South Florida)
PERSONAL DATA:
Married
to Ellen Rampell, CPA
Two
children, ages 31 and 28
Former
state and nationally ranked tennis player
Lifelong resident of Palm Beach County