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Richard Lam

Investor

Global Head of Private Funds at RIT Capital Partners

Toronto, Ontario

About

Richard Lam serves as Global Head of Private Funds at RIT Capital Partners, with a background across venture capital, growth, and private equity. He previously held senior roles at Initialized Capital, Race Capital, and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, and earlier worked at BCG in management consulting, TorQuest Partners in direct private equity, and began his career in investment banking at Merrill Lynch.

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Experience

  1. RIT Capital Partners plcGlobal Head of Private Fundscurrent2025 — presentToronto, Canada || London, UK
  2. Initialized CapitalHead of Capital and Partner Solutions2022 — 2024San Francisco || New York || Toronto
  3. Race CapitalPartner2021 — 2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada || San Francisco, California, US
  4. Ontario Teachers'​ Pension PlanGlobal Head of VC Funds2012 — 2021Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  5. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Management Consultant2010 — 2012Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  6. Save the ChildrenAssistant to China Country Director2010Beijing, China
  7. TorQuest PartnersPrivate Equity2007 — 2009Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  8. Merrill LynchInvestment Banking2004 — 2007Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Education

  1. Ivey Business School at Western UniversityMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
  2. The University of Western Ontario - Richard Ivey School of BusinessBachelor's Degree
  3. Upper Canada CollegeHigh School

Skills & more

Strategic Planning1Analysis1Strategy8Financial Modeling21Private Equity25Business Strategy7Management Consulting2Financial Analysis3Entrepreneurship1RestructuringMergersCompetitive Analysis
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Same school

Also attended Ivey Business School at Western University192

ØysteinInvestor at InvestinorVivek RamaswamiPartner at Madrona Venture GroupRay SharmaFounding Partner, CEO at Extreme Venture PartnersHa DuongVP Finance & Operations at Luge CapitalJasmine YangVice President at Sapphire VenturesJaye LandowHead of Investor Relations at FJ Labs

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Shared employers

Also worked at Initialized Capital20

Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixHarj TaggarGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorAbdul LyInvestor at Initialized CapitalBrett GibsonInvestor at Initialized CapitalZoe PerretInvestor at Initialized Capital

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Also worked at Race Capital6

Alfred ChuManaging Partner, Starlite Investment Group at iFly.vcAlfred ChuangGeneral Partner at Race CapitalChris McCannGeneral Partner at Race CapitalEdith YeungGeneral Partner at Race CapitalPhil ChenFounding Partner, Presence Capital at Race CapitalShin ChenVenture Investor at The E14 Fund

Also worked at Ontario Teachers'​ Pension Plan14

Zach WaterfieldInvestor at Ripple VenturesJen Lee KossFounding Partner at SpringbankScott WongInvestment Partner at InBC Investment Corp.Michelle SungInvestment Principal at InBC Investment Corp.Sandra CruzHead, HR at RBCxFady Abdel-NourInvestor at Antler Australia

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Also worked at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)730

David SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Massimo PrelzInvestor at DN CapitalRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalRiccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures

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Colleagues at RIT Capital Partners

Alex Chalikiopoulos
Head of Absolute Return & Credit at RIT Capital Partners
Alex Davies
Investment Funds Analyst at RIT Capital Partners
André Perold
Non-Executive Director at RIT Capital Partners
Cecilia McAnulty
Non-Executive Director at RIT Capital Partners
Cyril Martinez
Chief Strategy & Operating Officer at RIT Capital Partners
Dame Hannah Rothschild DBE CBE
Non-Executive Director at RIT Capital Partners
Eleanor Wells
Senior Legal Counsel & Head of ESG at RIT Capital Partners
Espen Ericsson
Investment Executive, Private Investments at RIT Capital Partners