Richard Giannotti is a retired American professional baseball player and financial adviser who was born on August 9, 1983, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His father's name was also Richard and he was a former FBI agent who played a role in several high-profile criminal cases in Miami, Florida. Giannotti attended the St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale before going on to graduate from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration. Giannotti always enjoyed sports and even got a full scholarship to the University of Miami because of his baseball skills. In 2004, Giannotti was drafted by the Anaheim Angels which started off his 9-year professional career as a baseball player. Throughout his career, Giannotti played for several professional teams including the Atlantic League Blue Crabs, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Los Angeles Angels.
In 2008, he tried to start a business with a co-founder called the Bubucheek Clothing Company but he left the company six years later. In 2014, Giannotti joined Global Wealth Management as a Financial Advisor. Giannotti is also the President of another division of Global Wealth called the Athlete Asset Management Division. He married American radio personality Joy Allison Taylor in February of 2016 in Miami, Florida.
