Dick O’Connor, a Managing Director at Culver Capital Group

Part of the team at Culver Capital Group since late 2010, longtime financial executive Dick O’Connor brings decades of relevant experience to his work, along with an impeccable background in mergers and acquisitions. Originally recruited as a Senior Vice President for the firm’s Investment Banking division, Mr. O’Connor has taken on additional duties in the Captive Services division, in which he fulfills various customer financing needs for clients.

Before joining Culver Capital, Mr. O’Connor served as Chief Financial Officer for Bluefire Capital Partners, cofounded IntelliCap, LLC, and ran ILM, a company specializing in managed vendor lease and captive customer finance programs. Previously, he held such roles as Senior Vice President at First Sierra Financial and Chief Financial Officer of Convergent Technologies’ Open Systems Software division. 

Dick O’Connor is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas. He holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration.

An Introduction to Weather Trends International: Presented by Culver Capital

Ranked 5th out of more than 10,000 on Forbes Most Promising Companies List, Weather Trends International (WTI) researches and provides concrete weather information to clients. WTI gathers its data using a proprietary formula and a combination of statistics, calculated weather variables, topography, and mathematics. The result is week-by-week weather forecasting for more than 6.4 million locations spread across 195 countries worldwide.

Clients from many unique industries take advantage of WTI’s unparalleled forecasting method. The company’s clients include members of the retail and manufacturing industries, as well as financial and consumer goods companies. These organizations use WTI’s data to improve their operations. For example, WTI’s retail clients rely on its information to determine when to ship seasonal goods to varying regions.

About Culver Capital

Culver Capital draws on more than two decades of experience investing venture capital in middle- and lower-middle market companies. When Weather Trends International’s relationship with its capital investor fell through, Culver stepped in to find WTI a new lender within a tight timeframe, allowing the company to continue operations.