Richard joined Howden US as Vice Chairman & Head of Houston office in August of 2025.

Richard was Chairman of Wortham Insurance when the firm was acquired by Marsh USA, Inc. in 2018. During Richard’s 7 years with Marsh, he served in various senior leadership positions including CEO of Marsh Wortham, South Central Zone leader and Chairman of US Energy Marsh Specialty.

Richard joined Wortham in 1993 as a partner. He became vice chairman of Wortham in 2006 and was elected chairman in 2013. Prior to joining Wortham, he was senior vice president of J.H. Blades & Co., Inc. a wholesaler/cover holder specializing in energy insurance. He started his insurance career in 1982 with the Hartford Insurance Group as a Casualty underwriter and in 1984 he spent a year working in London for a Lloyds’s broker.

He is a former board member of the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers, and he received the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Southeast Philanthropic leadership award in 2020.

Richard has been a speaker at various conferences including AEGIS PHC, Energy Insurance Americas, IRMI Energy Risk and Pipeline Insurance Managers Conference. Richard served as Chairman of the Houston Marine Insurance Seminar in 2001 and 2022.  He was named a Power Broker by Risk & Insurance Magazine in the Energy category in 2006 and 2009 and in the Utility category in 2007.

Richard has a BBA from the University of Texas majoring in Finance and Insurance. He has also earned the Chartered Property and Casualty designation and the Everen technical accreditation.