Richard has over 25 years of experience in the fund management industry. He joined Coronation Fund Managers in 1995 as an analyst and as a portfolio manager, managed large pension funds and unit trusts over a 10-year period both in South Africa, and Ireland/UK.

In 2005, together with 2 fellow funds management professionals from Coronation he started a boutique high net worth fund management operation, Tantalum Capital, of which he was a partner for 10 years. In 2018, Richard together with two fellow funds management professionals launched and currently runs the Orsaro Global Fund in Australia.