Richard “Rick” Spillane, a Chartered Financial Analyst, is Chairman of the advisory board for Cutler Center. Rick has 30 years experience in the money management business. His career began at Eaton Vance Management where he was an analyst and portfolio manager. Spillane then moved to Fidelity Investments, the largest mutual fund company in the United States, the No. 1 provider of workplace retirement savings plans and a leading online brokerage firm, where he started as portfolio manager for the Fidelity Select Technology Portfolio. He then began a career in management and held the roles of director of U.S. Equity Research, chief investment officer for Europe for Fidelity International Ltd., head of U.S. Equities, and head of Global Investment Strategy. While in London, Spillane was also portfolio manager for the Fidelity International portfolio. His last post at Fidelity was President of Strategic Advisers, a registered investment advisor. He retired from Fidelity in 2007.

Spillane is a member of the Investment Committees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Catholic Schools Foundation of Boston. He is a member of the finance committee at Newton Wellesley Hospital. He is chairman of the board at Xaverian Brothers High School. He is also a member of the advisory board for Numark Industries LLC.

Spillane received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and received an MBA, with distinction, from Harvard Business School in 1977.