Bob Eick

Bob Eick, 51, a Ridgefield resident, has lived in Connecticut for nearly all his life. His family has deep roots in Bridgeport, with both his parents growing up and raising their children in the Bridgeport/Fairfield community. Bob attended the same high school as his mother, Roger Ludlowe High School, and graduated from Boston College in 1984. After working and attending business school in New York, Bob moved back to Fairfield in 1989, where he has lived until recently moving to Ridgefield.

Bob began his career with Merrill Lynch & Company, as one of 12 chosen for their Corporate Intern Program, working in the equity research department. He then moved to the trading department in the Capital Markets division of Merrill Lynch. While working full time at Merrill, he attended and graduated from New York University’s Graduate School of Business, earning an MBA from the Stern School.

In 1993, he was recruited to join Greenwich Capital Markets, a small investment bank in Connecticut. Bob rose to become a managing director at Greenwich Capital, later acquired by National Westminster Bank and then by the Royal Bank of Scotland. His specialty was fixed income securities, and other financial instruments. He served on a variety of committees while with the firm and brought that experience to start a new venture.

In 2009, Bob and several partners purchased a controlling interest in a Stamford based firm called CRT Capital Group LLC. Starting with approximately 90 people, Bob and his team recapitalized the firm, expanding their platform to become a preeminent investment firm currently employing nearly 300 people, 225 of whom are in Stamford. CRT has expertise in areas such as emerging markets, rates, corporate bonds, mortgages, investment banking and equities. From one office, they have grown to five---located in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Chicago and London. The company remains headquartered in Stamford, CT.

In 1993 Bob ran for and was elected to the Fairfield Planning & Zoning Commission, ending his four year term as Vice Chairman of the commission. A longtime supporter of Republican causes and candidates, he was appointed by then Governor Jodi Rell to serve on the Connecticut Development Authority as a member of their board. Bob was also instrumental in mainstreaming the found footage movie genre with his support of five young filmmakers who brought The Blair Witch Project to the screen. Bob is an ardent supporte