Rich Bello Keynote Speaker

Co-Founder & COO, Blue Ridge Capital
CEO, Arootah Alternative Investment Advisory & Coaching
Philanthropist and Author

Rich Bello's Biography

Rich Bello is the Founder and CEO of Arootah Alt Investment Advisory & Coaching and the Co-Founder and COO of Blue Ridge Capital, a leading hedge fund he built with industry icon John Griffin. Over 25 years, they scaled Blue Ridge Capital to over $10 billion in Assets Under Management, with Rich overseeing operations, finance, and talent. Together, they also launched family offices and a Fund of Funds. His career includes key roles at Tiger Management, Morgan Stanley, and Ernst & Young, where he built high-performing teams, refined financial operations, and shaped strategies for top-tier firms. As a trusted leader in the Tiger Cub network, he advises fund managers on operational excellence and leadership development.

Rich, a sought-after speaker and executive coach, delivers insights into the alternative investment industry. He has spoken at Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, UBS, Société Générale, and hedge funds such as Woodson Capital, PenderFund Capital Management, and The Quarry. He is a featured speaker at major conferences, including SALT/iConnections, With Intelligence, MFA, and the 1640 Society Family Office Forum.

As the CEO of Arootah, Alternative Investment Advisory & Coaching, Rich empowers alt investment funds and family offices to achieve peak performance. With a network of over 1,000 top-notch advisors and coaches, Arootah combines executive coaching and advisory with practical technology that creates an accountability structure to achieve their goals.

Rich is the author of twelve books, including The Family Office Principles, The Fundraising Principles, The Allocator Principles, The Talent Principles Volume I: Acquisition, The Crisis Management Principles, The Goal Principles, The Decision Principles, and The Time Principles. His books provide actionable frameworks for leaders and organizations to achieve their highest potential.

In addition to his professional endeavors, Rich is deeply committed to philanthropy. He was instrumental in founding iMentor, which now serves over 45,000 high school students from low-income communities through one-on-one mentorship. Rich remains an active member of the NYC Advisory Board. He also supports Help For Children (HFC), an organization focused on preventing and treating childhood abuse. Across both organizations, he continues to provide meaningful guidance, inspiration, and philanthropic backing.

A Wharton School graduate with a degree in Economics and a certified executive coach, Rich is passionate about expanding opportunities through coaching, mentorship, education, and youth sports.

Delegation & Managing Teams for Portfolio Managers

As a portfolio manager, you manage two portfolios – a portfolio of investments and a portfolio of talent. Focusing on both portfolios is crucial for elite performance. Please join us for Delegation & Managing Teams, a lecture uniquely crafted for portfolio managers. Rich Bello, a 30-year industry veteran, will lead the lecture. Rich worked alongside Julian Robertson and future Tiger Cub Founders at Tiger Management and co-founded industry-leading Blue Ridge Capital with John Griffin, managing $10bn. This lecture addresses investment leaders' unique challenges, providing actionable strategies to manage high-performing teams. Raise your standards by enhancing leadership skills, including delegation, communication, feedback, time management, decision-making, team dynamics, accountability, influence, and more.

Goal-Setting for Analysts Seminar

Now is the time to set your goals for what you want to achieve! Please join us for our Goal-Setting for Analysts, uniquely crafted for alternative investment analysts, to empower you to achieve your investment mission. Rich Bello, a 30-year industry veteran, will lead the lecture. Rich worked alongside Julian Robertson and future Tiger Cub Founders at Tiger Management and co-founded industry-leading Blue Ridge Capital with John Griffin, managing $10bn. This lecture focuses on overcoming the unique challenges analysts face in setting goals, such as procrastination, prioritization, clarity, performance metrics, deadlines, building positive and eradicating negative habits, time management, and information overload. We will delve into the significance of diligent planning and explore the intricacies of execution challenges. We will offer effective accountability strategies to overcome these obstacles so that you can become a more effective analyst.

Goal-Setting for Analysts Workshop

We encourage you to join us for an interactive Goal-Setting for Analysts workshop to set your highest priority goals and design strategic plans to achieve them efficiently and effectively. This pragmatic workshop offers an easy-to-follow 10-step process that includes exclusive access to core areas and categories to set goals and instill peak performance habits. We will cover topics such as idea generation, research, modeling, communication, compliance, conviction, data science (AI), networking, and technology. You can expect to leave this workshop with your own custom Master Plan that will set you up for success this year and beyond!

The Family Office Principles: Conduct It as a Business to Service the Most Important Client

Explore how family offices can enhance their operations—from governance and compliance to risk management and team performance. Discover strategies to transform your office into a profit center. Our practical approach offers real-world solutions, not just theory. Rich Bello distills years of experience advising and operating high-performing family offices originating out of Blue Ridge Capital. It covers everything from mindset to tax strategies and next-gen engagement. This is your roadmap for turning your office into a strategic driver of wealth preservation and legacy building to unite families under a common mission. By the end, you’ll have actionable takeaways you can apply immediately to strengthen your family office.

Based on the book The Family Office Principles: The Ultimate Guide to Launching & Operating Your Family Office Like a Business by Rich Bello.

Unlock Potential with Rich Bello | Speaker, Coach, & Advisor | Alt Investment Industry

The Family Office Principles: Conduct it as a Business to Serve the Most Important Client

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Comments & Testimonials

I signed up for executive coaching with Rich and have gotten results immediately. I couldn’t be more impressed with his expertise and Arootah’s overall coaching process. I would definitely recommend their coaching to anyone looking to excel in leadership and their career.

Dean B. Partner & Managing Director, Investment Bank

Morgan Stanley had an incredibly sophisticated and successful client base. In my years of facing off and working with many talented PMs and COOs I would hold Rich Bello out as among the most effective in the business. Ultimately Blue Ridge Capital was one of our favorite and most successful clients and I would credit Rich's genuine, empathetic, and balanced approach to working with others as a key to his success in that regard. He built an enduring trust in a business where trust can be fleeting. That trust was the foundation for helping MS/BR reach their peak potential and there is no doubt that trickled down to the people in both organizations. I know the value of his experience in helping individuals and firms reach their peak potential and to this day am grateful for it. By combining his personal experience with an strong team of consultants who have proven backgrounds at some of the most significant hedge funds in the industry, I bet Arootah can find a way to raise your game and effectively partner with your firm as he did ours. I have no doubt that Rich and his roster of expert coaches and consultants can deliver for you as he did for us.

Ed Keller Retired Managing Director Head Global Prime Brokerage, Morgan Stanley

Setting goals and creating plans to achieve them with Rich really inspired me to take advantage of more opportunities than I had realized. Execution is the even harder part and it’s been great to have Rich and his team by my side every step of the way. Thanks!

Peter B. Founder & Chief Investment Officer, Global Multi-Manager Platform

I’m amazed by what I was able to accomplish in a night! I enjoyed both the philosophy behind the topics as well as the practical breakout room workshops with his coaches. The prioritization process was especially valuable. Looking forward to taking this “blueprint” and executing it. Using some of the accountability strategies he taught me as well!

Maria D. Chief Compliance Officer, Asset Management Fund