Richard is a leader in the television and family entertainment industries who has overseen development, production, media distribution, licensing and merchandising and business development for major brands at The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Entertainment, The Jim Henson Company and Univision Communications. In 2021, he joined Vancouver-based Thunderbird Entertainment and Atomic Cartoons to lead global media distribution, consumer products, direct-to-consumer platforms and brand marketing for the company’s reality, scripted and animated productions. Richard has been selling original series and library content to direct-to-consumer platforms including YouTube, Netflix and Hulu since their early days, and has been a top supplier of content to traditional television platforms worldwide such as PBS, Disney, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Discovery Kids, France TV, KiKa, and Super RTL Germany, ABC Australia, and CCTV China. He and his team also oversee the licensing and merchandising and marketing of intellectual properties, providing a diversified operation to establish global brands with toys, games, books and other products. Richard is a hands-on leader who empowers multiple teams to advance company initiatives on a global basis. He was an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts for eight years and has lectured at other colleges nationwide. He is also a frequent panelist at industry events, including MIPCOM, MIP Junior, CES, Kidscreen and Content LA. Richard is a Director of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, an Advisory Board member of Exceptional Minds and a Board Member of the International Montessori Academy Foundation.

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