Richard is a Director of BritishAmerican Business and The Fedcap Group; Chairman of the Business Advisory Council of the NY Public Library for the Performing Arts; and a docent with the Wildlife Conservation Society.

Previously, he was a Co-Founder and the CEO of BritishAmerican Business (2000-2015); COO of the International Peace Academy; EVP at Grey Advertising; and a British diplomat, serving in Hong Kong, Beijing and London, and at United Nations/NY.

He graduated from Cambridge and had a Fellowship at Harvard; and received a CBE from HM Queen Elizabeth II for his services to British business. He is married to MJ Territo, a jazz vocalist/lyricist and music educator, sharing one daughter.

He has lived in New York since 1981, but remains an avid fan of West Ham, Private Eye and Marmite.