Management Team

Richard Melcher, Principal

Rick Melcher is a founding principal with two decades of award-winning journalism and management experience in media and Internet companies. At Melcher+Tucker Consultants, Rick assists clients with strategic planning, media and capital campaigns and in building strategic alliances. Prior to co-founding Melcher+Tucker, he served as Bureau Chief of Business Week magazine’s London and Chicago bureaus, where he managed regional offices and reported on such topics as economics and finance, politics, management, and social issues. At Business Week, he helped build the International Edition. His reporting was recognized by the Overseas Press Club and the Deadline Club of New York for outstanding journalism. After leaving Business Week, Rick served as vice president of content development and syndication at one of the Internet’s leading news and public interest web sites.

Rick is active in civic and public service organizations. He serves on the national board of trustees of Facing History & Ourselves and is a member of the board of the Foundation for National Progress and an associate director of Chicago Commons. He is also a member of The Economic Club of Chicago and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Rick is a graduate of Duke University with a BA in History.

Anne Tucker, Principal

Anne Tucker is a founding principal with an award-winning career in marketing and creative campaigns for leading offline and online companies. At Melcher+Tucker Consultants, Anne works on strategic planning, developing marketing and advertising campaigns, and integrating web sites into clients' overall strategy. She spent five years in the Internet industry designing and building brand identities for some of the leading public policy/public interest web sites, including Policy.com and IntellectualCapital.com. Prior to her Internet experience, Anne was an advertising account manager at The Gap. She worked on all of Gap’s brands, as well as on the award-winning “Individuals of Style” campaign, which won both the Clio Award and the Council of Fashion Designers of America Award. Anne was responsible for managing copywriters, production artists, and print production staff from concept through finished product. She also worked extensively with The Gap Foundation on its annual report.

Anne is active in civic organizations in Chicago, serving on the Rush University Medical Center Woman's Board and the Guild of The Chicago Botanic Garden. She is also a member of The Economic Club of Chicago. Anne is a graduate of Skidmore College, with a BA in Art History.