Paul A. Ritacco II

Mr. Ritacco has been in the financial services industry for nearly 20 years. In that time, he has developed a broad range of experiences having launched numerous companies which serve clients from around the world. His areas of expertise include Federal Election Commission compliance, campaign financial management, government accounting for the US House of Representatives, and talent contracts for the US entertainment industry.

Mr. Ritacco’s newest venture is Campaign Financial Services, which he established in 2004. He has built this business around his extensive political and financial experience, and it is now one of the fastest growing financial service companies for campaigns in the nation. CFS specializes in handling all back office accounting for campaigns and Political Action Committees. By providing his valued consulting expertise, Mr. Ritacco enables his clients to more efficiently and professionally manage their affairs with the FEC.

Mr. Ritacco’s career began in 1991, following his work and political experience in Europe. In 1991, Mr. Ritacco took over Talent PayMaster, Inc. and began providing consulting and financial services for the entertainment industry. In his capacity as Owner and President, he was responsible for developing the rate structure utilized by AFTRA for cable television programs nationwide. In addition, he has extensive experience negotiating contracts for talent and producers alike.

Concurrently, he began work in the legislative arena for a leadership office in the US House of Representatives. Within a couple of years he was a senior legislative staffer for a California Member. In 1995, he transitioned to US House of Representatives financial management.

In 1999, building on his entertainment expertise, he developed a casting company, which he sold three years later. In addition, he also formed a management company that specializes in running the operations of small businesses in the entertainment industry.

Mr. Ritacco holds a JD from Georgetown University Law Center and spent his undergraduate years majoring in Government at Georgetown University. He attended the Warsaw School of Economics in 1989 and had the opportunity to study under the architect of the reforms of the Polish economy, Leszek Balcerowicz.