Primary Job Title Founder & CEO Primary Organization 
Forum Equity Partners
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada Regions Great Lakes Gender Male
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As Forum’s CEO, Richard provides strategic direction, leads the senior team, and oversees the Firm’s balance sheet and investment decisions.
Richard is an accomplished entrepreneur with over 25 year of experience in the areas of real investment and development, infrastructure development, public private partnerships, power investments, and
private equity. He founded Forum as a real estate brokerage and services company in 1996.
Forum made its initial principal investments in 2002. The Firm has since generated investment, development, divestiture, and fully committed bidding of more than $3 Billion; and principal investment activities have yielded an annual compounded return on company equity capital in excess of 50%. Today Forum’s assets under management are $800 Million.
Richard lives in Toronto with his wife and two daughters. He enthusiastically supports the community with time and money, and has served in numerous not-for-profit board positions. He is an active member of the Young Presidents Organization.
