Rick Cardin

Chairman and CEO at Harvard Square Technology Partners, LLC

Rick Cardin, Chairman and CEO at Harvard Square Technology Partners, LLC

Rick Cardin is the Chairman and CEO of Harvard Square Technology Partners, LLC, a company that specializes in late-stage technology transfer and development. He serves on the Board of Directors or Board of Advisors of several exciting growth companies, including:

ProOne (environmentally friendly super lubricants and fuel catalysts)1
SafetySpec (real-time, reliable detection of harmful contaminants in food systems)1
ECO Products Group (unique products for water conservation and agriculture)1
KESDEE (world leader in e-learning for finance professionals)1

Dr. Cardin's service as a public company Director has been commended by ISS / Risk Metrics.1 He is the author or co-author of books on conflict of interest in securities, trends affecting the U.S. health care system, entrepreneurship, business finance and recycling.1

Previously, Dr. Cardin founded a publicly traded food franchisor that was acquired by Pacific Equities.1 He was formerly a Director and Principal of the Cambridge Research Institute, an international strategy consulting firm where many of his partners were department chairman at Harvard Business School.1

Dr. Cardin earned his Doctorate in Finance and MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School, where he also served on the international finance faculty.1 He earned a BA summa cum laude from Tufts University where he fulfilled degree requirements in economics, math, and astronomy, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.1