Richard is a partner at Amadeus, where he specialises in communication and software related 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), and Secerno (database security).

Richard is an active council member of the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA), and serves as Chair of the BVCA venture capital committee.

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, including Neurodynamics and Autonomy. Richard was subsequently director of business development and finance at these companies.

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