Name: Ralph Valentine
Title: Principal
Company: The Valentine Group
Location: Londonderry NH
Place of birth: Everett, Mass.
Family: Wife Beth,and 2 sons, Alex (19) Justin (16)
College: B.S. Accounting, Bentley College and MBA, Suffolk University
First job unrelated to your current field: Bagging groceries at Star Market
First job in current field: Worked for a land survey crew
What your firm does now and its plans for the future?: The Valentine Group focuses on advising clients in the acquisition, disposition and valuation of commercial real Eestate in a small geographic region of Southern NH. That region includes towns along the I-93 corridor from the Mass. line to Manchester, NH.
Hobbies: Skiing, Boston Red Sox fan
Favorite novel: Profiles in Courage
Favorite film: Apollo 13
Favorite website: Bloomberg
Keys to success: Staying focused
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Other than several of my close friends who keep me grounded, Ronald Reagan.
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be?: Teaching