Richard Staropoli is the Managing Director - Global Security and Counter-Party Risk for Fortress Investment Group LLC.

Prior to joining Fortress in November 2010, Mr. Staropoli spent 22 years with the United States Secret Service. Over the course of his career, he has held numerous positions within the Presidential Protective Division, the Counter- Assault Team and within the Intelligence Community. Mr. Staropoli has an extensive criminal investigative background in the areas of financial crimes, bank fraud, counterfeiting and was a U.S. Government certified polygraph examiner.

Mr. Staropoli received a B.S. degree from the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at New York University.