Richard Wilson
Chief Operating Officer and CEO, interactive investor
Richard has been CEO of interactive investor since 2017. Under his leadership the company has grown significantly, becoming the UK's 2nd largest investment platform, supporting £75bn of customers' investments. His passions for service and people have been central to his career and are at the heart of everything ii stands for.
Richard began his career as an operations clerk at Société Générale, the French bank, with his lattermost role being Chairman of Newedge UK Financials Ltd, the global derivatives broker. For three decades Richard has been driving and delivering change across the finance industry, including roles as CTO, COO, CEO, Chairman at institutional and retail brokers and banks in Europe and the USA.
He is a non-executive director of the Personal Investment Management & Financial Advice Association (PIMFA), the UK wealth management trade association. He is also a member of the Practitioner Panel of the Bank of England, and Chairman of Poddar Housing Development, a listed Indian affordable housing enterprise.
Richard holds a bachelor's degree from Heriot-Watt, Edinburgh, and an MBA from Columbia Business School.