Richard Ayres

Richard Ayres has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. Richard is currently working at Droit as the Head of Business Development for the Asia-Pacific region. Previously, they held the position of Head of Business Development (Asia) at the same company. Before joining Droit, Richard served as a Board Member at Maroon Analytics and as the Head of Global Accounts (APAC) at Symphony. Richard gained experience as an Innovation Consultant at Curious Industry Ltd. Richard also worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch as a Programme Manager in Client Solutions, F&O and OTC Clearing. Richard was the Chief Operating Officer of Global Markets Research at Nomura and the Founder and CEO of Maroon Analytics, where they built the company and managed various aspects of its operations. Richard also held the role of Head of Sales & Research Technology, Asia Pacific at Barclays Capital and worked as a Quant Developer Team Lead at Commerzbank AG. Richard'sexpertise lies in financial services, innovation, and analytics.

Richard Ayres completed their BSc in Pure Mathematics and Computation from The University of Manchester from 1990 to 1994. Richard then pursued an Executive MBA (High Hons) from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business from 2005 to 2007.