Richards is responsible for the management of $11 billion in total investment exposures, including a derivatives-based portable alpha program, across the University of Missouri System’s retirement, endowment and general operating funds. Richards had also served concurrently as Treasurer from January 2011 through September 2019, providing operating leadership and strategic direction for the University's cash management, debt and banking relationships across all four campuses and the health care system. Richards won the 2022 CIO Industry Innovation Award in the Public Defined Benefit Assets <$12B category. In 2018, Richards was named a Top 30 Endowment Chief Investment Officer by Trusted