Richard Nacht, Esq.

Current

Adjunct Professor at New York University
Founder, CEO at Respond Media (previously Blogging Systems)
Founder, CEO at Career Connection Network

Senior Fellow, Chairman Education Committee at Society for New Communications Research

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Past

Technology Chair and Board of Directors at MENG - Marketing Executives Networking Group
President, CEO at NMSC

Education

International School of Management
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
New York Law School

University of Pennsylvania

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Richard Nacht, Esq.’s Summary

Richard Nacht is the founder and CEO of Respond Media. Richard has twenty-five years in the marketing, finance and technology development industries. Richard has focused his talents on creating online strategies aimed at producing technologies that benefit corporations, organizations, consumers and other communities of interest.

Richard is also the CEO of Career Connection Network, a SaaS technology provider which leverages the social networking phenomenon to enable corporate customers to build relationships with and recruit top tier talent, both active and passive. CCN partners with F1000 brands to build niche career online communities where like minded professionals can communicate, collaborate and learn how to advance their careers and enjoy a sense of community. CCN’s corporate sponsors then access and mine these communities for their staffing and recruiting needs.

Richard has been honored as a New Jersey Governor’s Cup for Entrepreneurial Excellence finalist and is a member of the Inc. 500 list of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies. He is a member of the Bar of the United States Supreme Court.

Richard is the author of Recruiting with Social Media, forthcoming from John Wiley & Sons, winter 2008 and the co-author of Realty Blogging: Build your Brand and Outsmart Your Competition.

Richard is an Adjunct Professor in the Graduate Programs, Department of Leadership and Human Capital Management, New York University. He is a Senior Research Fellow and Chairman of the Education Committee of the Society for New Communications Research, and is the Technology Chair and on the Board of Directors of the Marketing Executives Networking Group (MENG).

Richard holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the New York Law School, an Executive MBA degree from the New York University Stern School of Business and is a current doctoral candidate at the International School for Management in Paris, France.

Richard Nacht, Esq.’s Specialties:

Social media, new media research, social networking, social networking technology, online reputation management, web 2.0 recruiting/sourcing technology

Author, frequent speaker, educator and consultant on the topics of social media, social networking and new media

Richard Nacht, Esq.’s Experience

Adjunct Professor

New York University

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

Course - Recruiting with Social Media, fall/winter 2008
New York University, SCPS, Department of Leadership and Human Capital Management
Founder, CEO

Respond Media (previously Blogging Systems)

(Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2005 — Present (3 years 10 months)

Respond Media is a leader in the rapidly growing social internet, social media and social networking industries. Respond Media delivers a technology platform which produces a high results tool for effective communication and collaboration. RM provides social media services, online communities and social networks to the Fortune 500, organizations and associations. Our clients include Microsoft, Toyota, Wachovia, Citi and others.
Founder, CEO

Career Connection Network

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 2005 — Present (3 years 11 months)

Career Connection Network (CCN) leverages the social networking phenomenon to enable corporate customers to build relationships with and recruit top tier “passive talent” professionals; those not currently seeking a new job. Specifically, we partner with major Fortune 500 brands to build focused, niche career online communities where like minded professionals can communicate, collaborate, share information, learn how to advance their careers and enjoy a sense of community. Our corporate sponsors can then access and mine these communities on an exclusive basis for their staffing and recruiting needs. CCN pilot clients include Fortune 500 companies such as Wachovia, Toyota and Microsoft.
Senior Fellow, Chairman Education Committee

Society for New Communications Research

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

June 2005 — Present (4 years 2 months)

The Society for New Communications Research is a global nonprofit 501(c)(3) think tank dedicated to the advanced study of new communications tools, technologies and emerging modes of communication, and their effect on traditional media, professional communications, business, culture and society.

The Society's Fellows include more than 40 futurists, scholars, business leaders, professional communicators, members of the media and technologists from around the globe.
Technology Chair and Board of Directors

MENG - Marketing Executives Networking Group

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

May 2007 — January 2009 (1 year 9 months)

Participate in setting strategy for organization, lead technology efforts including new organization website, interact with the MENG membership to help them deliver better results for online objectives. These include not only the traditional online channels, but also blogging, social media, social networking, wiki’s and much more.
President, CEO

NMSC

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Financial Services industry)

February 1983 — July 2003 (20 years 6 months)

Richard Nacht, Esq.’s Education

International School of Management

DBA , Management , 2005 — 2007
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business

EMBA , Management , 1991 — 1993
New York Law School

JD , Law , September 1980 — May 1983
University of Pennsylvania

BA , Psychology , September 1977 — May 1980

Additional Information

Richard Nacht, Esq.’s Websites:

Richard Nacht, Esq.’s Interests:

Writing, research and analysis of current social networking trends for implementation and publication purposes, Publications, Recruiting with Social Media, John Wiley & Sons, coming winter 2008, Realty Blogging: Build your Brand and Outsmart Your Competition - McGraw-Hill 2006, Advanced Selling for Dummies- Chapter Contributor - For Dummies, 2007 Society for New Communications Research: 2nd Annual Research Symposium - New Influencers Study, Richard has been married for 20 years and is the father of six children and guardian to two nieces.

Richard Nacht, Esq.’s Groups:

Society for New Communications Research, Research Fellow and Advisory Board,
NYU Stern School of Business Alumni Council, Marketing Committee,
Technology Chair and on the Board of Directors, MENG (Marketing Executives Networking Group),
Organizer, Third Thursday New York,
Co-founder, Social Media Today,
The Media Center at the American Press Institute,
Human Capital Institute,
Public Relations Society of America,
National Communication Association,
International Society for Technology in Education
Usability Professionals’ Association,
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers),
SEMPO (Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization),
NYU Stern School of Business Alumni Council, Vice Chairman Marketing Committee