Richard has over 16 years of experience in investments – for 6+ years he has worked with family offices, either as a portfolio manager or a consultant on hedge funds, PE funds and long only funds. Prior to that Richard spent 8 years at Gottex Funds Management, a top 25 global fund of hedge funds specialist by AUM. Before that he worked as a risk manager at Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. Richard has a MBA from Chicago Booth, a graduate certificate in quantitative finance from Stanford University, a BA and a BSBA from Washington University in St. Louis, and is a CFA charterholder. Richard is currently an advisor to a crypto currency hedge fund based in the Silicon Valley.