Bio

Richard is the Managing Director at Leedon Park. He brings a unique combination of both investing and operating experience. Throughout his career, he has worked on 28 deals totaling over $10 billion in transaction value across a range of business models, company sizes and industries. Prior to joining Leedon Park Capital, Richard worked in Nuveen Private Markets’ private equity and junior capital group (fka TIAA-CREF). Prior to Nuveen, Richard worked at Lenovo where he was mentored by the former EVP & COO of Lenovo, current CEO of Office Depot. At Lenovo, Richard worked on strategic projects across a number of functional business units and geographies, where he spent time working in Raleigh, North Carolina, São Paulo, Brazil, and Beijing, China. Richard holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Chinese from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (“UNC”). Richard was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and grew up in Singapore, a small island-nation in Southeast Asia. He spent his childhood summers living with Chinese speaking families in Shanghai and Beijing, China learning the Chinese language and culture. Richard enjoys staying active and being outdoors in his free time; some of his favorite sports include rock climbing, running, cycling and swimming. Richard also has a passion for community service and has been an active participant in Habitat for Humanity since 2006, where he has participated in and coordinated builds and projects around the world.