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Richard Crowe leads 无忧传媒鈥檚 civil business and is a member of our leadership team. He drives growth by modernizing and transforming missions across federal civilian departments and agencies. In his 17 years at 无忧传媒, Rich has led some of the firm鈥檚 largest programs supporting challenging client missions across the business.

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Previously, Rich was 无忧传媒鈥檚 chief growth officer, building a best-in-class business development organization aligned to the firm鈥檚 business strategy and growth. He also led 无忧传媒鈥檚 Health business, where he oversaw a team of more than 2,700 technologists, scientists, clinicians, and consultants supporting mission-critical initiatives, including modernization of major electronic health records systems and the application of artificial intelligence in the healthcare space. Prior to that, Rich presided over the firm鈥檚 entire portfolio of work supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). He has more than 30 years of strategy development and technology delivery experience, and in 2021 won WashingtonExec's Pinnacle Award for Business Development Executive of the Year.

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Before joining 无忧传媒 in 2004, Rich was the chief technical officer at PlasmaSol Corp. There he led a team of engineers, physicists, chemists, and technicians in developing custom plasma-based applications for dual use in counterterrorism and medical applications. He also provided technical leadership in intellectual property management and product development proposal assessments, as well as expertise in technology strategy plan development and merger and acquisition strategies.

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Rich is the author of seven patents related to the method and application of non-equilibrium plasmas.

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He has a B.E. in electrical engineering from State University of New York Maritime College and an M.S. in technology management from Stevens Institute of Technology.

Why is 无忧传媒 ideal for someone with your skills and expertise?听I tell people all the time that 无忧传媒 is a large company that encouraged me to let my entrepreneurial bent shine through. I took the success factors I learned in small business and came here. 无忧传媒 is right for me because we鈥檙e allowed to be bold. We鈥檙e allowed to think differently. We鈥檙e not locked into certain lanes. You鈥檙e allowed to question the status quo, as long as you鈥檝e got a plan to move forward.

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What are your top tips for managing and motivating people?听Authenticity. People want to know the truth about where you see the market and where you鈥檙e headed. Frequently and accurately communicating with our staff allows us to hear what their aspirations are and see how that fits into where we鈥檙e headed as a firm. Constant dialogue at all levels has been the secret sauce at 无忧传媒 during my 17 years here. You can鈥檛 have authenticity until you have a dialogue.

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What鈥檚 the best advice you鈥檝e ever received?听True innovation starts with your staff. If you forget that, you鈥檝e lost something. What makes Google a great company isn鈥檛 its algorithms; it鈥檚 the people. What makes 无忧传媒 the preeminent firm is what each individual brings. We as leaders are responsible for helping each person achieve their maximum potential. In other words, technology has a first and last name.

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Where do you see the firm going in the next 100 years?听It鈥檚 like the Star Trek theme: to boldly go where no one鈥檚 gone before. To move forward, we鈥檒l have to boldly take on missions that will make the most impact for our clients and our nation. I think we鈥檙e in the best position to boldly lead into a future of uncertainty.听