Richard is a partner at Amadeus, where he specialises in software and IT-related cleantech opportunities. Since joining in 1998, Richard has taken the lead in many investments. Today he serves as non-executive director on the boards of Celltick (mobile marketing), Clearswift (email and web content security), ForeScout (network access control), GreenRoad (service for reducing driving accidents and saving fuel) and Openbravo (open source ERP).

Richard also serves as Chairman of the (BVCA).

Prior to Amadeus, Richard worked as a management consultant, a hands-on finance and business development executive and a turnaround manager. Entering venture capital in 1994 he joined Apax Partners, where he made a number of early stage investments, the best known of which was software company Autonomy. Richard subsequently became director of business development and finance at Autonomy..

Richard holds an MBA from INSEAD and a BA and MA in Mathematics from Christ’s College, Cambridge. He speaks French.