Richard Lewis, founder, president and chief executive of RTL Networks, was named the 2011 9News Leader of the Year by the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation, 9News and the Colorado Leadership Alliance.
Lewis is an avid supporter of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation, serving on the chamber board of directors and graduating from the Leadership Foundation’s flagship program, Leadership Denver, in 2006.
Maureen McDonald, executive director of the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation, said, “One of Rich’s many lasting legacies is the founding of the Chamber Connect Program, a leadership program for emerging leaders involved in the Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce.”
RTL provides IT products and service solutions to government and business clients. In 2006, RTL Networks was named Small Business of the Year for the Department of Defense, Pikes Peak Region. Last year the company ranked No. 331 on the Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.
Lewis, an advocate for small business, youths and education in Colorado, is a single parent to 12-year-old son Tyler, who represents the “T” in RTL. The Denver Post
