Richard de Silva is the Founder, Managing Partner and Chair of the Investment Committee at Lateral Investment Management, LLC. With 27 years of experience in the industry, Mr. de Silva launched Lateral with a strategy to allocate first institutional growth capital to independent, owner-operated middle market businesses underserved by typical buyout firms. Under his leadership, the firm has a highly differentiated track record of turning successful, profitable companies into market leaders. Mr. de Silva serves as a member of the board of directors at several of Lateral’s companies, including Morae Global and Benchmark Builders. Prior to Lateral, Mr. De Silva served as a Managing Director a