Richard Stroud is an experienced investment banker with a focus on the consumer sector. He has a law and anthropology degree and has worked across research, trading, sales, and expert networks in finance and consulting. Stroud has specialized expertise in various areas of the consumer sector, including luxury goods and tobacco. He has worked for multiple global institutions such as ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Deutsche Bank, Lehman Brothers, Nomura, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Fidelity International, and Gerson Lehrman Group. In addition to his professional career, Stroud has participated in Guidepoint Insights as a Consumer Moderator and took a pause for parental leave.