Richard Starr, President and Chief Compliance Officer of Exvere Securities, LLC
Prior to establishing Exvere Securities LLC for Exvere, Inc., Dick was Vice Chairman
of ABN Amro Financial Services where he was its Director of North American Strategic
Insurance Initiatives. His thirty years in the securities and insurance industries
have included institutional sales, investment banking, mortgage banking, and trading
and portfolio management. As the banks entered the retail securities and insurance
businesses with the regulatory changes in the ‘80s and ‘90s, Dick was instrumental in
establishing two major trade associations for banks in those businesses. The Bank
Securities Association and the Financial Institutions Insurance Association merged
in 2002, and he continues as the Bank Insurance & Securities Association’s Director
of Government Relations and chairs its Legislative, Regulatory and Compliance
Committee for the 650 members.
Starr is a regular contributor to industry and professional
publications, and his clients have included: U.S. Trust Company, First Interstate Bank,
Bank of America, ABN Amro, and American Express. Dick is a member of The Salvation Army’s
King County Advisory Board and a Director of the American Leadership Academy, Inc. He is a
graduate of The Ohio State University and holds numerous securities and insurance license designations.
