Archie Urciuoli, a native of Syracuse, NY, graduated from St. Lawrence University and Georgetown Law, and completed the Harvard Business School AMP program. He is a former U.S. Marine Corps Captain. After 35 years on Wall Street, he retired in 1999 from the position of Chairman of Merrill Lynch International.

Archie is now Chairman of ArcherGroup Investments Ltd., a private investment and consulting firm. In 2010 he joined the boards of Kroll Bond Rating Agency and Biodel, which develops treatments for diabetes. He has also served on the boards of several corporations and charities, and is the author of numerous business publications. His hobbies include motor racing, classic cars, boating, shooting and skiing. He has won numerous racing awards, and is a member of the Board of the Road Racing Drivers Club, a member of the Governing Council of the International Motor Racing Research Center, and (as "Grumpy") author of the "Muttmulligans" children's books.