Richard is the co-founder and CEO for Asia of Lenddo, the world’s first online platform that allows members to build their credit’s worth using their online social connections along with access to local financial services.Founded in 2011, the Lenddo community now has over 350,000 members in over 35 countries and was recently featured by the World Economic Forum as one of the most innovative startups for their potential to “transform the future of business and society”.

Before Lenddo, Richard has more than 6 years management consultancy experience with Renoir Consulting, operating  across various industries and business functions in more than 8 countries. Since its inception in 2001, Richard has been known as one of the pioneers in the outsourcing industry in the Philippines, having successfully ran two outsourcing companies in the form of Summersault and Infinit-O. In addition, he is a director at the British Chamber of Commerce Philippines and the European Chamber of Commerce Philippines. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Management Sciences from Warwick University in the United Kingdom.