Andre Ricé

President at Muller & Monroe Asset Management

Speaker

André Rice is the President of Muller & Monroe Asset Management, LLC (M²), which he founded in 1999. M² is a private equity firm that invests exclusively in small and emerging lower middle market managers. M² manages $1.7B for some of the largest public pension plans in the country. André is responsible for general management of the firm, client service, business development, and serves as chairman of the investment committee.

André created Rice Group Ltd (RGL) in 1986 to identify and organize special investment opportunities for wealthy individuals. RGL organized several successful investment partnerships and provided select investment banking services to the world’s largest commodities trading firm. RGL serves as the Managing Member of M².

Prior to founding RGL, André was a Senior Project Manager in the Mergers and Acquisitions Department at Kraft Foods Inc. He worked in securities sales for the Private Client Group at Goldman Sachs after beginning his career as an auditor at Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. (now KPMG).

André is a member of the Board of Directors of CNA Financial Corporation, the Board of Directors of New America Alliance (NAA), a member of National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC), National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP), Leadership Council of Prevent Child Abuse America (PCAA), and is a life member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

André has a history of philanthropy, mentorship, and civic engagements. He served on several civic committees under two different Mayors (Rahm Emanuel and Richard M. Daley) and the Cook County Board President, including the Chicago Cook Workforce Investment Board, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, and the Regional Transportation Authority.

André received a B.S. in accounting, with honors, from South Carolina State University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. He is a CPA.