Rick Swig operates RSBA & Associates, which was founded in 1986. Since that time, Mr. Swig has provided advisory services to both major hotel operating companies, as well as owners of individual hotels and portfolios. Along with his asset management and consultancy work associated with RSBA & Associates, he has also been an investor in hotels since 1989, including currently the Harvest Inn in Napa Valley, California, the Hotel Pacific in Monterey, California, and the Holiday Inn in Emeryville, California. His past background also includes a career with Fairmont Hotels, where he rose to be the Vice-President and Managing Director of the Fairmont Hotel Management Company.

RSBA & Associates is a consultancy firm for the hospitality industry. Primary activities include hotel operations reviews, asset strategy development, general operational troubleshooting, and asset management. Clients include individual and institutional asset owners, as well as hotel operating and management companies. Engagements have included work on hotels with both urban and resort locations with business and/or leisure services.

Rick Swig is currently a member and Secretary of the Hospitality Asset Managers Association (HAMA) and a member of the International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) of which he is past Chairman. He is the 2005-2006 Chairman of the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of Directors. He also serves on advisory committees for the University of San Francisco Hospitality Management Program, The Collins School of Hospitality Management at California State Polytechnic University Pomona, and City College of San Francisco plus a member of the Board of Trustees at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of Stanford University.