Rick Sharga

Senior Vice President, RealtyTrac

Rick is responsible for building and maintaining the RealtyTrac brand, corporate positioning and messaging, public and investor relations, and business development activities. As a spokesman for the company, Rick has been quoted extensively in the press on foreclosure, mortgage and real estate trends, and appeared on NBC Nightly News, CNN, CBS, ABC World News, CNBC, MSNBC and NPR.

Prior to joining the company, Rick spent more than 20 years developing corporate and product branding strategies for technology start-up companies and international corporations such as DuPont, Fujitsu, Hitachi and Toshiba. Rick created and executed successful sales and marketing programs in B2B, technology, consumer electronics and retail for companies like JD Edwards, Cox Communications and Honeywell.

The 2006 Stevie® Award Winner for Best Marketing Executive, Rick began his career with Foote, Cone & Belding, and also held executive positions with Ketchum Communications and McGraw-Hill. He founded his own consulting firm, CJ Patrick Company, in 2002 to help companies develop business and brand strategies that clearly communicate a unique value proposition, create a position of competitive advantage, and leverage the strength of their brands in the marketplace.

Rick is a member of the National Association of Real Estate Editors and the Public Relations Society of America. He is Vice President of the Technology Council of Southern California and on the Advisory Board of Default Servicing News.

A nationally-recognized speaker on Branding, Rick spends his spare time working toward a black belt in Tae Kwon Do with his 12-year-old son, and trying to keep up with his increasingly-mobile 6-year-old daughter. He also continues in his lifelong quest to find the perfect wine to compliment his BBQ'd baby back ribs.