Barbara Richter

Head of Asset Based Finance at DWS

Panellist

Barbara Richter is Head of Asset Based Finance at DWS, where she is responsible for further strengthening the firm’s private credit and asset based investment capabilities. She brings extensive experience across asset-based finance, structured credit and private investments, with a strong track record in building and scaling asset backed platforms across Europe and globally. Prior to joining DWS, Barbara was a Managing Director at Värde Partners in London and Co‑Head of the Asset Based Finance business, with responsibility for EMEA and global whole loan investing. Previously, she held senior roles at Goldman Sachs in Structured Credit Trading and Credit and Mortgages Structuring. Barbara holds a PhD and MPhil in Chemistry from the University of Cambridge and a BA in Chemistry and Physics from Harvard University.