BDV Solutions COO Chris Richardson Named to Greenville Business Magazine's 50 Most Influential List

By Heath Fellows.
Updated Jan 21, 2022

GREENVILLE, S.C. (PRWEB) January 21, 2022 - BDV Solutions, a tech-enabled, turnkey provider of employment-based immigration services to foreign nationals and employers whose solutions help resolve labor shortages across the United States, today announced that its COO and general counsel Chris Richardson has been named as one of the 50 Most Influential people in Greenville by Greenville Business Magazine. Each year Greenville Business Magazine honors the regions most influential people.

Richardson, an immigration attorney, consultant and former U.S. diplomat, helps lead the BDV Solutions team in providing its legal immigration solutions, working to resolve labor shortages in industries across the United States. He is also the founder of Argo, LLC, a consulting firm of former U.S. diplomats. Richardson also manages his immigration practice, Cooper Richardson, PA. He serves on the Board of Upstate Forever, the Hispanic Alliance, and The Nature Conservancy.

Im extremely proud of the work we do at BDV Solutions helping immigrants on their path to citizenship while helping US companies staff their businesses in a particularly tight labor market, noted Richardson. Im flattered and honored to be recognized by Greenville Business Journal for work that is so gratifying.

As a U.S. diplomat, Richardson served in Nigeria, Nicaragua, Pakistan, and Spain. He won numerous State Department awards including Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards. In addition, he has also chaired Pete Buttigiegs immigration policy and worked on immigration policy for the Biden campaign.

Richardson has been featured in several national consumer and news publications, including Slate Magazine, Reuters, All Things Considered and the Atlanta Constitution Journal. He has also been interviewed by MSNBC, CNN and CBS. Richardson has written several well-received opinion columns about immigration policy under Presidents Trump and Obama in such newspapers like the New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Washington Post.

A graduate of the Duke University of Law and Emory University, Richardson is also the co-author of the 'Historical Dictionary of the Civil Rights Movement.'

About BDV Solutions Headquartered in Greenville, SC, BDV is the largest independent company in the U.S. that specializes in closing the countrys chronic and growing, unskilled labor gap utilizing the EB-3 visa program. They are uniquely positioned to assist U.S. companies and foreign nationals navigate the complex U.S. immigration system. More information can be found at http://www.bdvsolutions.com.

Contact: Jay Roberts, SRPR jay@shevrushpr.com