Richard is currently the Chief Investment Officer at Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, a UK based aerospace company focused on delivering the world’s first certified hydrogen fuel cell system aircraft. Richard is also the founder of Viridis Capital, a boutique firm providing independent, strategic advisory services to clients including lessors and financial investors across the transportation sector with a focus on sustainability considerations

Richard has over 25 years of global financial leadership experience in investment banking organisations. He was previously Global Head of Transportation Finance at Deutsche Bank (DB) overseeing a team of professionals covering the aviation, shipping and rail sectors involved in both private and capital markets financings. Prior to this role, Richard was DB’s Head of Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy financing for the EMEA region. He initially joined Deutsche Bank to build out their structured finance aviation finance business

Prior to DB, Richard served as Head of Transport Infrastructure at RBC Capital Markets financing toll roads, ports, airports and rail infrastructure.

Richard has a B.A in Business Studies and a M.A. in International Business and Economics from the University of Reading in the UK and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers.