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About
Rick Castro is a Principal in Investor Relations at Adams Street Partners, where he works on developing and maintaining institutional client and consultant relationships in the United States. He previously served as Director of Institutional Sales at Putnam Investments, leading institutional sales across the Western United States and Canada, and earlier held a Vice President role in BlackRock's Institutional Sales division.
Experience
- Adams Street PartnersPrincipal, Investor Relationscurrent2026 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- Adams Street PartnersVice President, Investor Relations2021 — 2025Los Angeles, California, United States
- Putnam InvestmentsDirector, Institutional Sales2020 — 2021Los Angeles, California, United States
- BlackRockVice President, Institutional Sales2019Los Angeles, California, United States
- BlackRockAssociate, Institutional Sales2016 — 2018San Francisco, California, United States
- BlackRockAnalyst, Institutional Sales2013 — 2015San Francisco, California, United States
- BlackRockIntern, Multi-Asset Client Solutions Group2012San Francisco, California, United States
Skills & more
Public SpeakingLeadershipMicrosoft OfficePowerPointMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelResearchFinancial AnalysisInvestmentsData AnalysisSales ManagementSales Process
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Account ManagementBusiness DevelopmentSales OperationsBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Solution SellingSalesCapital MarketsAsset ManagementContract NegotiationLanguages English · Spanish
- Series 63 — National Association of Securities Dealers
- Series 7 — National Association of Securities Dealers
From Rick's professional profile.
Colleagues at Adams Street Partners
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Senior Associate, Wealth Management at Adams Street Partners
Alejandro Gálvez
Managing Partner at Startups
Alexander Adrahtas
Senior Associate, Information Technology at Adams Street Partners
Ali Lauer
Associate at Adams Street Partners
Alicia Pando
General Partner at Adams Street Partners
Allison Albery
Principal, Human Resources at Adams Street Partners
Amanda Chandler
Senior Associate, Wealth Management at Adams Street Partners
Ana Maria Harrison
Partner, Investor Relations at Adams Street Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rick Castro?
- Rick Castro is a Principal in Investor Relations at Adams Street Partners, where he works on developing and maintaining institutional client and consultant relationships in the United States. He previously served as Director of Institutional Sales at Putnam Investments, leading institutional sales across the Western United States and Canada, and earlier held a Vice President role in BlackRock's Institutional Sales division.
- Where does Rick Castro work?
- Rick Castro is Principal, Investor Relations at Adams Street Partners.
- Where did Rick Castro go to school?
- Rick Castro studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Public Policy).
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