Richard Mejia - Scaling a professional services firm in a growing industry #4

Richard Mejia Jr. became a partner the the accounting firm EY in 1983. A new opening at the San Diego office in 1988 catalyzed his transition into working primarily in Life Sciences and Technology. From 2001 to 2008 he headed up the entire Pacific Southwest Life Sciences Practice. Under his leadership, the San Diego office grew from a single partner to a well-structured practice with ~$14 million a year in annual revenue. His extensive experience in securities, debt offerings and M&A transactions earned him board seats on several publicly traded technology companies and Sharp Health, a large hospital system in San Diego.We discussed scaling an organization with good processes, nurturing a talent pipeline, networking, and other essential topics for building a world-class professional services firm.