Bio Details

Efrain Rivera, was appointed to our Board of Directors, September 27, 2023. Most recently, from October 2023 until his retirement in August 2024, Mr. Rivera served as Senior Advisor to the CEO of Paychex. He previously served as Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer at Paychex from 2011 to 2023. During Mr. Rivera’s tenure, Paychex grew from $2 billion in revenue to approximately $5 billion and transformed into a leading Human Capital Management firm with a market value approaching $45 billion.

Prior to joining Paychex, Efrain served as Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial officer at Bausch & Lomb, where his responsibilities ranged from managing commercial operations in Latin America and Canada, to leading finance for the global vision care division, to overseeing the firm’s finance function.

Mr. Rivera holds a Doctorate of Management from Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, an MBA from the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business at the University of Rochester, and a Juris Doctor degree from New York University.  Mr. Rivera is a certified management accountant (CMA) and certified in financial management (CFM). Mr. Rivera currently serves on the Board of Directors of Jones Lange LaSalle, Inc.  In 2022 Mr. Rivera was named a Business Icon by The Rochester Business Journal.