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Rick Burnes Rick Burnes


Charles River Ventures
Co-Founder


Rick Burnes co-founded Charles River Ventures in 1970 and has played a major role in the firm's development into one of the country's major venture firms. Rick is currently a director of Concord Communications and Passport Corp. Over the last 15 years, Rick has focused on investments in the fields of communications and information services. Cascade Communications, Chipcom Corporation, Epoch Systems, Abacus Direct, Summa Four, Concord Communications, Prominet, Aptis and Sonus Networks are among the successful investments he has led on behalf of Charles River Ventures. Apart from venture capital, Rick has been active in community organizations. Currently, he is a trustee of Boston's nationally recognized Science Museum and vice chairman of the Sea Education Association. He is a past chairman of the board of the Middlesex School and a major fundraiser for that institution. Rick holds a BA in history from Harvard College and an MBA from Boston University.

 
 
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