Richard Hardy

Richard Hardy has a diverse work experience. Richard has served as an Investment Director in Africa Private Equity at BlueOrchard Finance Ltd since July 2020. Richard is currently a Non-Executive Director at Vanguard Assurance, starting in May 2022. Prior to these roles, Richard worked at Ethos Private Equity as a Principal from March 2018 to June 2020 and as an Investment Professional from July 2013 to February 2018. Richard also held the position of Non-Executive Director at Neopak from January 2018 to June 2020. Before entering the private equity industry, Richard worked as an Actuarial Consultant at ARCH Actuarial Consulting - Analytics from April 2008 to July 2011 and as an Actuarial Analyst at Nigel Sloam & Co from March 2007 to February 2008.

Richard Hardy completed their Master of Business Administration degree at the Graduate School of Business - University of Cape Town in 2012. Prior to that, they studied Actuarial Science at Stellenbosch University from 2003 to 2006. Richard's educational background also includes attending Hilton College from 1998 to 2002, but no specific degree or field of study is provided for this period.