New York City Tourism + Conventions
Richard Lovatt has a strong work history in finance and accounting, starting with their role as an Auditor at Baker Tilly from 1997 to 2000. Richard then worked at PwC as a Manager, overseeing financial audits for a wide range of clients until 2003. From 2003 to 2006, Lovatt served as the Director of Finance for RTS, a worldwide sales group, where they also sat on the Board of Directors and participated in strategic decision making. In 2006, they joined SourceMedia as the Director of Finance for a $60M revenue publishing group. Lovatt's most recent position is with NYC & Company, where they joined in 2007 as the SVP of Finance before being promoted to CFO in 2018. In this role, they manage the day-to-day financial operations and collaborates with all departments to set budgets.
Richard Lovatt completed their education with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of Nottingham, which they pursued from 1993 to 1996. After that, they went on to study Accountancy, Audit & Financial Management at the Institute of Chartered Accounts of England and Wales (ICAEW), where they obtained the ACA (Associate Chartered Accountant) certification in September 2000.
New York City Tourism + Conventions
As the tourism authority of the five boroughs of New York City, our mission is to invite the world and energize the City—building equitable, sustainable economic prosperity and community through tourism for the mutual benefit of residents, businesses, and visitors.