Richard Johnston

Chairman, Asia at Albourne Partners

Speaker

Richard is the Chairman, Asia of Albourne Partners. He joined the firm in September 2004 to set up and head their Asian region providing both research on Asian based managers and consulting services to investors. Albourne Partners Limited is a leading UK based independent alternative investment advisory firm representing over 340 clients with an estimate of over $700bn allocated to alternatives. Albourne Partners Limited was established in 1994 and has over 620 employees in 11 offices around the world.

Richard spent the previous eleven years with UBS AG in Hong Kong and Singapore, in various senior positions managing equity proprietary trading, convertible bonds and prime brokerage in the region. Prior to this, he was with Baring Securities in London and Tokyo, specialising in arbitrage trading and risk management.

Richard graduated in Computer Science from Manchester University, UK in 1981 and was admitted as a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales in 1985