Richard Lampen

Currently, Richard Jay Lampen is Chairman at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center and High Pines Investments LLC, Director at Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc., Director at Avalon Spirits Corp., Director at Douglas Elliman, Inc. since 2024, and Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President at New Valley LLC.
Formerly, the roles include Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at CDSI Holdings, Inc. from 2009 to 2011; Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Osaic Financial Services, Inc. from 2018 to 2020; President & Chief Executive Officer at Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. (Broker); President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Castle Brands, Inc. from 2008 to 2019; Chairman & President at Multi Solutions II, Inc. from 2011 to 2012; Co-Chairman-Corporate Department & Partner at Steel Hector & Davis LLP from 1992 to 1995; Chairman at Ransom-Everglades School, Inc.; Chairman at The Miami Children's Museum, Inc.; Vice Chairman at Financial Services Institute, Inc.; Director, Executive VP & General Counsel at New Valley LLC in 2005; Independent Director at Trump Plaza Funding, Inc.; Director at Ball Aerosol & Specialty Container Corp.; Director at Specs Music, Inc.; Director, Executive VP & General Counsel at New Valley Corp.
from 1995 to 2005; Director at Bank of Miami, NA; Director at Olenox Industries, Inc. from 2011 to 2014; Director at US Can Corp.; Chief Operating Officer, Director & Executive VP at Vector Group Ltd. from 2021 to 2024; Member-Managers Board at Douglas Elliman Realty LLC from 2023 to 2024; and MD & Senior Member-Leveraged Finance Group at Salomon Brothers, Inc. from 1986 to 1992.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from The Johns Hopkins University conferred in 1975 and a graduate degree from Columbia Law School conferred in 1978.