Rick Kieser

Rick Kieser is CEO of Ascribe, a leading provider of online software solutions for managing verbatim texts. Founded in 1999, Ascribe has developed an integrated suite of text analytics solutions (natural language processing, machine learning and semi-automated technologies) to generate insights from open-ends. Rick is an experienced senior executive and entrepreneur with 25 years managing P&L’s, growing businesses and completing growth capital investments. Prior to joining Ascribe, Rick led the venture funding and eventual sale of Intelliseek, a pioneering text analytics firm that specialized in measuring consumer sentiment through online word-of-mouth feedback (acquired by Nielsen BuzzMetrics eventually called Nielsen Online).