Richard Alan Ross

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Vice President, Finance & Strategy at Altruix

New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Richard Alan Ross is the Vice President of Finance & Strategy at Altruix, where he leads the FP&A function. His expertise includes financial modeling, strategic finance, and project management, with a background that includes leadership roles at Elevance Health and MetLife. He earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of Virginia.

While at Elevance Health, he established the financial planning and reporting processes for the entire pharmacy division.

Personality Overview

Confident

Risk-Accepting

Impact-Oriented

They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something.  They usually prefer to drive the conversation. They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships.

Topics They Care About

Financial Planning & Analysis
He leads the FP&A function at Altruix and was previously the Head of FP&A for CarelonRx at Elevance Health, supervising 15 associates.
Strategic Finance
His experience includes long-range financial planning and identifying and valuing potential acquisition targets for senior management at Elevance Health.
Cost Optimization
As VP of Operations Finance at Altruix, he built sophisticated models to drive down unit costs and managed all rebate programs to ensure collections.

Media Appearances

Richard has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2025
Vice President, Finance & Strategy at Altruix
8-2024 - 4-2025
Vice President, Operations Finance at Altruix
10-2022 - 7-2024
Staff Vice President, Head of FP&A - CarelonRx at Elevance Health
2020 - 10-2022
Director of Strategic Finance - CarelonRx at Elevance Health
2017 - 2020
Assistant Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis, Chief of Staff for the US CFO at MetLife

Education

2002 - 2006
Bachelor of Science - BS from University of Virginia

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Insights For Selling To Richard

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Look like someone who is on top of their game
  • Get them to a point where they are ready to bat for your product internally
  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but insert some anecdotes into it

DONT's

  • Don’t be very informal even if they are being so themselves
  • Don't be unorganized, be prepared for the pitch
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Richard is

  • Confidence in the product’s value is critical, followed by relationship and a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Richard

  • They will not hesitate to say no if they do not develop conviction.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Richard move?

  • They can take fast decisions if they develop conviction in the product and find you trustworthy.
  • Can Richard take some risk or not?

  • They have the capability of taking risky decisions if necessary.

You And Richard

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