Dr. Rick Simpson

Chief Finance Officer

Dr. Rick Simpson’s responsibilities as Exostar’s® Chief Finance Officer focus on developing business strategies and objectives to increase the company’s profitability and growth. These activities include directing financial and investment planning, analysis, and strategy formulation; playing a lead role in acquisition planning, execution, and integration; managing all banking, finance, and insurance relationships; overseeing the production of timely and accurate financial statements and delivering on finance KPIs; handling real estate negotiations and administration; managing the company’s cash position and budget development and tracking; and supporting negotiations with customers and suppliers. Exostar’s finance, accounting, contracts, legal, enterprise systems, and corporate IT teams all report to Rick.

Rick joined Exostar® in 2024, bringing 30 years of directly relevant experience, including 20 years as a CFO, and a track record of building and growing businesses, improving operations, transforming culture, and delivering successful investor exits and recaps. He has served domestic and international publicly traded and private equity owned companies, several of which provide Software-as-a-Service solutions to highly regulated industries such as life sciences and healthcare.

Throughout his career, Rick has led dozens of acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures worth billions of dollars, as well as offerings of public bonds, commercial paper, and other financing vehicles totaling billions of dollars. Companies where he has worked as CFO, including SaaS data and analytics provider CB Insights, SaaS pharmacovigilance solutions provider ArisGlobal, and SaaS e-commerce and order management provider Kibo, have quickly and consistently benefited from improved cash flow; increased revenue, EBITDA, and CAGR; stronger customer and partner relationships; and enhanced processes and systems. Rick achieves results by combining his subject matter expertise with the development of high performing, engaged, customer driven teams characterized by integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.

Rick received his PhD and Master of Arts degrees in finance and economics from Vanderbilt University. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics at Brigham Young University.