Rick Green graduated from Cornell University, College of Engineering in 1992 and received his MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business in 2000. He was born in Fort Dix, New Jersey and lived in Massachusetts, California, Delaware and Oklahoma while his father served in the Air Force. His family returned to Massachusetts in 1984 and he graduated from North Middlesex Regional High School in 1988. During high school and in college, Rick played football and from an early age understood the value in team work. His parents raised him to respect others, work hard and never stop trying to achieve your goals.