Richard has held leadership roles in buy and sell-side capital markets product and consulting firms, with top-table regulatory experience to industry and expert witness presentation to legislators, government and regulators.
Digital, fintech and regtech before the terms existed, his open source experience has been commercialised since the 1990s. He has a pre-pandemic special interest in the industry and macroeconomic implications of public policy versus post-viral diseases.
Expertise
Digital transformation, cloud, artificial intelligence, analytics, capital markets, asset management, wealth management, financial economics, post-viral pandemic economics, post-Covid, long Covid
Experience
Wipro Digital, Director and Partner: 2017 – present
Accenture, Global Director Capital Markets: 2014–16
Ramyar Integrated Consulting, Director: 2006–16
Lipper Fund Ratings and Analytics (then Thomson Reuters/Refinitiv), VP and Board (External Relations and Innovation): 2007–12
Reuters Ratings (Corporate and MBS) Lead Manager: 2007–08
Go4Venture VC and Private Equity Advisers, Analyst: 2006
Bear Stearns, Proprietary Trading Risk and Exotics: 2005
Abel Internet, B2B Sales and Network Ops: 1996–2003
Bank of Scotland, Corporate Banking Client Relations: 1998–99
Royal Bank of Scotland, Corporate Banking Client Relations: 1997–98
Education
PhD, Financial Economics, Cass Business School, City of London: 2002–06
MBA (MBM), University of Strathclyde Business School: 2001–02. LLB (Merit)
University of Glasgow School of Law: 1998–2001
Professional qualifications
Accenture Capital Markets Certification: 2015
Electric Airways Media Certification: 2008
Sun Microsystems System Administration: 1997
Consulting
- Retail derivatives market, product development and marketing analysis
- IFX Markets: 2006. Trading strategy analysis
- Clarkson Shipping Hedge Fund: 2005
Languages
English (native), Italian (fluent)
Publications
Cited variously, from the launch of the Economist Buttonwood column to several front page Financial Times sections, newswires, etc
Professional activity and membership
Association of British Insurers, Investment Classification Committee
Money Market Steering Group: 2007–12
European Fund and Asset Management Association
European Fund Classification Forum/Committee: 2009–12
Investment Management Association, now Investment Association, Sectors Committee.
Offshore Steering Group: 2007–12
Society of Technical Analysts, Board of Directors: 2003–05
Awards
Chorofas Foundation, Excellence in Research Award: 2004
External recognition
Cited variously, from the launch of the Economist Buttonwood column to several front page Financial Times sections, newswires, etc
Chaired and spoken at numerous industry conferences, round tables, awards from Dubai and Luxembourg to the Corporation of London and the Albert Hall
Visit Richard Ramyar's LinkedIn profile