Richard Chaifetz
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Dr. Richard A. Chaifetz
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| Born | 1953 (age 63–64) Brooklyn, New York |
| Residence | Lake Forest, Illinois |
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Richard A. Chaifetz or Richard Chaifetz is an entrepreneur, investor, licensed neuropsychologist, and philanthropist. He is the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Chicago-based ComPsych Corporation, a major provider of employee assistance programs. He is also the founder of the Chaifetz Group, a private investment firm focusing on early stage and middle-market companies. He appears regularly in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Bloomberg Businessweek, and Time. He has been listed in the Crain’s Chicago Business annual Who’s Who list annually since 2004.
Chaifetz is a Saint Louis University Alumnus of the Year, and was inducted into the university’s Entrepreneurial Alumni Hall of Fame in 2007.Chaifetz Arena, located on the campus of Saint Louis University, was named after him following his $12 million donation to the university. His donations to Miami University funded the creation of the Chaifetz Trading Center at the school’s Farmer School of Business.
Chaifetz was born in 1953 and is the oldest of four children. His parents divorced when he was 13. The family lived in Long Island, New York on his mother’s school teacher salary. Chaifetz went to Eastern Military Academy, an ROTC high school in Long Island.
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