Richard Lampen

Richard Jay Lampen is currently Chairman at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center and High Pines Investments LLC, Director at Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. and Avalon Spirits Corp., and Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President at New Valley LLC.
Former positions include Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at CDSI Holdings, Inc. (2009–2011), Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Osaic Financial Services, Inc. (2018–2020), President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Castle Brands, Inc. (2008–2019), President & Chief Executive Officer at Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. (Broker), Chairman & President at Multi Solutions II, Inc. (2011–2012), Co-Chairman-Corporate Department & Partner at Steel Hector & Davis LLP (1992–1995), Director, Executive VP & General Counsel at New Valley Corp.
(1995–2005), Director at Olenox Industries, Inc. (2011–2014), Chief Operating Officer, Director & Executive VP at Vector Group Ltd. (2021–2024), Director at Douglas Elliman, Inc. (2024–2026), Member-Managers Board at Douglas Elliman Realty LLC (2023–2024), and MD & Senior Member-Leveraged Finance Group at Salomon Brothers, Inc. (1986–1992).
Education includes undergraduate degree from The Johns Hopkins University (1975) and graduate degree from Columbia Law School (1978).