Managing Director, Cleantech Europe
Biography
Richard Youngman joined the Cleantech Group in April 2008. As Managing Director, Cleantech Group – Europe, he is responsible for driving the growth of the group’s activities in Europe. Most recently, he was Vice President of Research & Operations at Library House. As such, not only did he run the Library House Research team, which discovers and collects the information about high-growth companies that underpins the company’s data, analytical, and event services, but he also oversaw the day-to-day running of the Library House operation. Before Library House, Richard ran his own advisory firm conducting research and consulting on the measurement and evaluation of intangible assets and intellectual capital for organizations such as the European Commission. This followed nine years building a broad-based finance and research background with leading financial institutions such as ABN AMRO, Barclays Capital and BZW in the City of London. His work was centered on the debt markets and revolved around financing M&A deals and advising clients on achieving alignment between their financial and strategic plans. Richard has an MA from Cambridge University, and an MBA from Theseus International Management Institute, Sophia Antipolis, France.