Richard Romano has acted as General Partner and President of Romano Brothers since 1964 and is currently Chairman. He oversees all aspects of the investment management and securities brokerage business. Dick served on the FINRA Board of Governors, the self-regulating arm of the securities industry, from 1985-88 (Vice Chairman 1986-87) and again from 1999 to 2003. He is also a past member of the Board of Directors of the NASDAQ Stock Market and remains very active in community work and philanthropy. Dick earned his B.S. from the University of Illinois and M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware.