Paul Ricci

Paul Ricci was the chairman and CEO of Nuance Communications until he retired in March 2018.  While at Nuance, Ricci transformed the company from a small imaging software publisher into a $2 billion leading provider of conversational speech and AI solutions, with 14,000 employees worldwide.  During his tenure, the company successfully developed a pioneering healthcare technology business, became the leading global provider of customer self-service solutions, and built one of the world’s largest independent automotive software businesses.

Prior to joining Nuance in 2000, Ricci spent more than a decade at Xerox Corporation, where he served as a division president.  He began his career at Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center. Ricci holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics from Stanford University.  He is a member of the Innovation Advisory Board at Partners Healthcare.