Joe Ritch joined Raymond James in 2024 and is a vice president in the Healthcare Investment Banking group focused primarily on the pharma services and outsourcing sector. Prior to Raymond James, Mr. Ritch worked at Leerink Partners where he also focused on advising clients within pharma services and outsourcing as well as the pharmaceutical sector. He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he provided strategic valuation guidance to publicly traded companies. Mr. Ritch earned his Master of Science in accountancy with a focus on financial markets and transactions from Wake Forest University and his bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting from Florida State University.