Founder and Chairman, Houlihan Smith & Company
Richard Houlihan, CPA/ABV, ASA, is a co-founder and chairman of Houlihan Smith & Company, Inc. He is also the founder, former President and former Chairman of Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, Inc. He was also the Founder, Chairman, President and part owner of Solitude Ski Resort.
Prior to forming Houlihan Lokey, Richard served as Financial Vice President for Carr-Sigoloff Industries Corporation and as Audit Staff & Senior MAS Specialist and MAS Manager for Price Waterhouse & Company Management Advisory Services.
He is a CPA, Accredited in Business Valuation, a Senior Member of the American Society of Appraisers, and a Certified General Real Estate Appraiser. He also is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the California Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Nevada Society of Certified Public Accountants. He has served on the National Business Valuation Committee of the American Society of Appraisers from 1991 to 1995. Richard has served as an expert witness relative to business valuation matters in both federal and state courts. He authored “The Valuation of Minority Interests in a Closely Held Corporation” and was a contributing author to “The Handbook of Business Valuation” and “The Mergers and Acquisitions Handbook For Small and Midsize Companies.”
Richard holds a B.S. in Accounting from Brigham Young University and a Masters of Valuation Science from Lindenwood College