Meet The Team
Get to Know Us
Scott Dickes
Founder and Managing Partner
Scott received his BA from Duke University and his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He is an instrument rated private pilot, likes skiing, spending time with family, and harvesting honey from his own beehives.
Scott has extensive experience in private equity management. Before 1719, he founded Hadley Capital, a private equity firm based in Chicago with offices in Nashville and Dallas. Throughout his 25 years at Hadley Capital, Scott was involved in driving more than 20 small companies to success and allocating more than $200 million of capital towards companies’ growth.
Rich Nicolaides
Associate
Rich supports 1719 Partners through evaluating new investments, assisting in due diligence efforts, and performing financial modeling for new acquisitions. Rich holds a BA from Bucknell University and an MBA from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business. He enjoys playing guitar, saxophone, or poker.
Rich brings valuable experience to our team. Before 1719 Partners, Rich drove Oracle’s sales teams to exceed performance targets and achieve significant growth. Rich also served as a Summer Consultant with Boston Consulting Group, where he worked on high-impact projects across various industries.
