ISP: SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

ISP: CENTRAL

Richard Draycott

Group Chief Investment Officer

Richard grew up in Leicestershire in the UK and following boarding school graduated from the University of Edinburgh. He went on to complete a Masters degree at the University of Cambridge and attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, before working and travelling extensively in Asia Pacific where he was based in Hong Kong.

Richard spent several years living in Abu Dhabi and Dubai and worked alongside International Schools Partnership (ISP) for a number of years assisting with their development in the Middle East and Asia. He joined ISP as Group Chief Investment Officer, and is based in Madrid. Richard has taught and volunteered in colleges in India and has lectured at the Cambridge Judge Business School, as well as speaking at various education conferences around the world.

He is a keen sportsman and has played competitive international rugby, though now enjoys the injury free spectator side of the game. His spare time is dedicated to improving his Spanish in order to be able to communicate fluently with his in-laws!