Richard Lyman Bushman
Chief Investment Officer

Mr. Bushman acts as the Chief Investment Officer for Univest Group where he is responsible for creating investment assets for Univest clients. With expertise in debt and equity capital markets, listed and unlisted securities, and structured and generic products, Univest Group intends to identify and deliver the best quality opportunities across a wide range of sectors.

Mr. Bushman started his career with the Chase Manhattan Bank in 1982. In 1984 he co-founded the bank's Financial Advisory Group and successfully completed transactions in Belgium, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Spain. Richard sits on the boards of Katana energy international company and US Helicopters Company.

From 1989 to 1996, Mr. Bushman acted as Head of Corporate Finance and Chief Investment Officer for Kingdom Establishment a leading global investor from Saudi Arabia. Since 1997 he has been based in London and worked as a Director of Long Acre Partners, a TMT boutique owned by JP Morgan, and then as Managing Director of the Trinity Group, an alternative asset merchant banking firm where he completed a range of major fund and corporate finance assignments.