ABOUT US

We create direct lines of communication between investors and companies via shareholder targeting and analytics.

Clearing the way for opportune connections.

Until recently, corporate-investor relationships were highly mediated by outside parties. While companies often struggled to find a diverse mix of impactful, high-quality investors, investors were unable to directly access management teams without paying hefty commissions.  

ICR Investor Access was created to be an independent watchdog that looks out for the best interest of both parties. We provide target lists and manage meeting requests to help save time and costs for all participants. The end goal is to facilitate value-added relationships that promote growth and innovation.

An extension of ICR, Inc.

ICR is a strategic advisory and communications firm with national recognition for its investor relations and public relations services. Initially founded on the financial expertise of Wall Street analysts in 1998, the company has since grown its offering across all communications disciplines and every industry.

ICR is led by senior-level advisors and creators focused on the success of all types of public and private corporate clients.

Our Services

Our guidance and technology help companies and investors identify ideal matches, share critical information, and meet with ease and efficiency.

  • Investor Targeting

  • Event Management

  • Data & Viewer Tracking

  • Virtual Streaming Platform

Leadership

Christopher Melito

Managing Director & Head of ICR Investor Access

  • With nearly two decades of frontline experience on Wall Street’s sell-side, Christopher Melito has held pivotal roles in Equity Research, Corporate Access, and Investment Banking. At Cowen (now TD Cowen), he managed Corporate Access for the Technology, Media, Telecommunications, and Industrials sectors. At Citigroup, he spearheaded the Healthcare and Consumer Corporate Access franchise, helping launch innovative virtual corporate access platforms in partnership with OpenExchange, well before the pandemic shifted the landscape. Christopher has successfully connected hundreds of corporate management teams with institutional investors across the globe.

    Christopher helps clients maximize exposure to targeted institutional investors by leveraging his extensive network, deep industry knowledge, and a hands-on approach. He is skilled at facilitating high-impact investor engagement opportunities that are tailored to meet client needs and objectives.

    Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family and friends, as well as traveling.

 

Don Duffy

President, ICR

  • Don currently serves as the company’s president and co-runs the firm. Since 2001, he has worked to build ICR’s industry teams and corporate culture, driving the firm’s rapid global growth. Don is a leading expert on IPOs, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) and other complex corporate transactions.

    Don has led teams that have advised hundreds of companies on IPOs, mergers, acquisitions and other complex corporate transactions. Prior to ICR, Don spent over a decade as a portfolio manager and research analyst specializing in public and private investments in the consumer and technology industries. Prior to joining ICR, Don co-founded the asset management firm Meyer, Duffy & Associates and Meyer Duffy Ventures.

    Don also served on multiple public boards, and has chaired audit, compensation and special committees. Don received a B.A. in Finance from St. John’s University.

 

Tom Ryan

Founder & CEO, ICR

  • Tom co-founded ICR in 1998. Over the ensuing years, he and his senior team have built the company into one of the largest independent strategic communications consultancies in the world by combining senior-level capital markets experience and deep sector knowledge with traditional corporate communications expertise. Besides working with clients in a variety of sectors, Tom is responsible for all aspects of ICR’s growth, execution and business strategy.

    Tom has served as a senior advisor on over 100 IPOs at ICR, in addition to helping dozens of companies manage complex communications issues related to M&A announcements, secondary offerings, business model changes, activist and short seller attacks, executive transitions, and other special or crisis situations. His strategic advisory work spans large-cap to small-cap companies, as well privately-held companies.

    Prior to ICR, Tom served as a Managing Director in the equity research department of BT Alex. Brown (Deutsche Bank) where he was a Wall Street Journal ranked analyst. He has extensive domestic and international business relationships and has been quoted or featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, the International Herald Tribune, CNNfn, CNBC, and Bloomberg Television.

    Tom serves on the Board of Directors of the Chad Jacobs Memorial Foundation and The John Patrick Flanagan Memorial Foundation. He is on the Board of Governors of Fairfield College Preparatory School in Fairfield, CT and is a member of the Owen Graduate School of Management Alumni Board at Vanderbilt University.