Richard has a B.A. in Mathematics with a concentration in Mathematics from Cornell University. He has also studied Abstract Algebra and Finance at Harvard University, Game Theory at U.C. Berkeley, and Data Mining and Machine Learning at Stanford University, giving him great knowledge of DataProphet’s incredibly specialized field. He is a keen entrepreneur with several startups under his belt, including Solaraza.co.za - a lead generation website sold to Green Power in 2009; and venture-funded Yastic.co.za, a consumer electronics auction site. Richard trades his own money in the futures market using custom algorithms he built.