Richard is the founder and Chair of Temple Rock Holdings Inc. and the principal of Templar Investments Ltd. A former Deputy Chair of TD Securities Inc., Richard is a past board member of the Ontario Financing Authority and former Chair of the OCADU Foundation. He currently serves as a member of the Independent Review Committee for Fidelity Investments Canada and as a director of Smooth Commerce, Novari Health, HealthCare 365 and Nursesimple Inc. Richard is a recently appointed member of Premier Andrew Furey’s Economic Recovery Team for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador chaired by Dame Moya Greene, a globally-recognized corporate senior executive. Richard has advised a number of government and corporate entities including GMP Inc., GE Capital Canada, Infrastructure Ontario, OP Trust and The Hospital for Sick Children. Richard is proud to be an Honorary Life Member of the Toronto Bond Traders Association and a past recipient of the Women in Capital Markets Award for Leadership.

Richard will join Michael Badham, the Managing Director of Georgian Angel Network, to share what it means to be an Angel with the organization.