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Succeeds the late Michael Scott representing the City of Chicago
Chicago – The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) today announced the appointment of André Rice to the agency’s Board of Directors. Mr. Rice will attend his first Board meeting on June 24. He is one of five appointees of Mayor Richard M. Daley representing the City of Chicago on the RTA’s 16-member Board and replaces the late Michael Scott.
Mr. Rice is the president of Muller & Monroe Asset Management, LLC (M2), which he founded in 1999. He founded Rice Group Ltd. (RGL) in 1986 that organized several successful investment partnerships and provided select investment banking services to the world’s largest commodities firm before creating M2.
Mr. Rice received a BS in accounting, with honors, from South Carolina State University and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He is a CPA and began his career in 1978 as an auditor at Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. (now KPMG). He then worked in securities sales for the Private Client Group at Goldman Sachs & Co. Immediately prior to founding RGL, Mr. Rice was a Senior Project Manager in the Mergers and Acquisitions Department at Kraft, Inc.
Mr. Rice is a member of NASP (National Association of Securities Professionals) and The Chicago Club. He serves on the University of Chicago Charter Schools Governing Board. Also by appointment of Mayor Daley, Mr. Rice previously served on the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) and the interim board of the Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority. CMAP serves as the metropolitan planning organization for the region’s transportation system.
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