Richard D. Hitt is a Senior Managing Director at Ankura, based in Chicago. Richard has provided valuation and financial advisory assistance to the financial services industry for more than 30 years. During that time, he has performed hundreds of valuations for financial services companies, including banks, thrifts, leasing companies, insurance companies, insurance agencies, investment advisors, mortgage companies, mutual fund complexes, broker-dealers, and other types of securities firms, trust companies, and other financial services firms. In addition, Richard is a Certified Public Accountant, and has performed course work at Stonier’s Graduate School of Banking.