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Richard Lam

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Global Head of Private Funds at RIT Capital Partners

Toronto, Ontario

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249 people in our graph share verified history with Richard — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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Richard: together at Race Capital
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×4Richard: together at Upper Canada College

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.

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

Skills & more

Strategic Planning1Analysis1Strategy8Financial Modeling21Private Equity25Business Strategy7Management Consulting2Financial Analysis3Entrepreneurship1RestructuringMergersCompetitive Analysis
+12 moreValuationDue DiligenceAsset ManagementCorporate FinanceNon-profitsVenture CapitalForecastingResearchChange ManagementEquitiesAsset ManagmentInvestments

From Richard's professional profile.

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
Alex Yamashita
Founding and Managing Partner at Cultur3 Capital
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
Deanna Ong
Chief People Officer at GIC

Frequently asked questions

Who is Richard Lam?
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.
Where does Richard Lam work?
Richard Lam is Global Head of Private Funds at RIT Capital Partners.
Where did Richard Lam go to school?
Richard Lam studied at Ivey Business School at Western University (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); The University of Western Ontario - Richard Ivey School of Business (Bachelor's Degree); Upper Canada College (High School).

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