Ridge Investment Advisors is comprised of a team of experienced, educated and dedicated investment management experts. With a clientele of high net worth individuals, they ensure that their clients' investment goals are planned, monitored and met, with all account administration being handled smoothly.

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Richard A. Mayer
Managing Director

Mr. Mayer is Managing Director of Ridge Investment Advisors and responsible for the overall strategic planning and management of the firm.

Prior to Ridge, Mr. Mayer worked as an Investment Advisor at Morgan Stanley and in the Institutional Department of William Blair & Co. where he was responsible for serving clients in Chicago, New York and Connecticut.  His career began in 1969 with Continental Bank where he served as a lending officer and later left that position to become President and Director of the Chicago Bank of Commerce.

Mr. Mayer has served on various boards including Fourth Presbyterian Church, Sedgwick Street Fund, Mayer Family Foundation, Brain Research Foundation, UCAN Children’s Network, visiting committee for the College of LS&A at the University of Michigan, Dean’s Advisory Council at the Kellogg School of Management and the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute of Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Mayer holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Michigan and M.B.A from the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University.

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Peter C. Amling
Director of Operations,
Assistant Portfolio Manager

Mr. Amling joined Ridge Investment Advisors in May of 2005 as the firm’s Portfolio Administrator.  He has since been promoted to Director of Operations. In this role he is responsible for managing the day to day operations of the firm. Additionally, Mr. Amling is involved in client relations and Information technology and business development activities for the firm. Mr. Amling is a graduate of Marquette University in Milwaukee with a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance.

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Seamus P. Caruso, CFA
Director of Research,
Assistant Portfolio Manager

Mr. Caruso joined Ridge Investment Advisors in May 2008.  His current responsibilities include managing the day to day research activities of the firm used in the construction of client portfolios. Additionally, he is actively involved in the marketing and business development of the firm.  Prior to Ridge, Mr. Caruso was a Research Analyst with Franklin Templeton Investments where he conducted fundamental security analysis on companies within numerous industries.  He began his career as a Financial Consultant with Merrill Lynch & Co.

Mr. Caruso has a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Santa Clara University.  He is a CFA charterholder and member of the CFA Society of Chicago.