Richard "Rich" Hayes

Rich is a Vice President - Regional Director of Empire Valuation Consultants,LLC. Rich brings over 25 years of experience in the estate and trust industry, including two years of marketing experience in the valuation field. Rich will be responsible for further developing Empire’s valuation services.

Prior to his recent valuation related experience, he served as a senior trust officer at such firms as U.S. Trust Company and Deutsche Bank. During this period Rich worked in both the New York and Florida markets.

His experience includes the administration of complex closely held assets and implementing sophisticated planning structures for bank clients. His clients had businesses in industries such as manufacturing and distribution, publishing, construction, transportation, and retail chains, to name a few. Rich also served as an advisor to the Board of a manufacturing business with over $150MM in annual sales.

Rich holds his BA from the State University of New York at Albany and is a graduate of the National Graduate Trust School at Northwestern University. He has also lectured on various topics of estate planning, sales and marketing.