Bob Rice is a successful entrepreneur and early-stage investor, former public company CEO, and long-time Wall Street veteran. He began his career at the US Department of Justice as a trial attorney, and then became a partner at the prestigious international firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. But, bitten by the entrepreneurial bug, he left his law practice to found a technology company in the mid-90s. After its purchase by a public company, he became the acquirer’s CEO when the tech bubble burst, and successfully transitioned its business model from desktop software to interactive advertising.

Bob is currently an active member of the New York Angels investment consortium, and managing partner of Tangent Capital, which structures high-yield investments for its hedge fund clients.

Along the way, Bob founded the Wall Street Chess Club and co-founded the Professional Chess Association with Garry Kasparov. In those roles he ran many international chess events, created a “speedchess” series for ESPN, and produced “Maurice Ashley Teaches Chess”, an award-winning chess software program for children.