Richard Litchfield is Managing Director of Eastside Consultancy, an advisory firm providing capital and strategic advice to enterprises that have social and environmental impact.

Richard founded Eastside in 2004 to meet the gap that exists for advisory services in the enterprise marketplace. Richard has a background in corporate finance (Citigroup) and equity research (Williams de Broe).

After leaving the City, Richard travelled in South America, and returned to London as a business advisor and part-time journalist. During this period, he worked with the original Big Issue Invest team.

Richard is also a trustee of Computer Aid International, and holds a classics degree from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.