Speakers

Richard Diamond
Principal
Castlewood Capital Partners, LLC


Richard Diamond is a Principal of Castlewood Capital Partners, LLC ("CCP"), a value-oriented investor in private and public markets. Prior to founding CCP, Mr. Diamond accumulated extensive private equity investing experience. He was a Partner at Strait Lane Capital Partners, LLC from 2009 to 2017, and at Evolve Capital Ltd. from 2005 to 2009. Strait Lane Capital is the private investment arm of two family offices, and Evolve is a private equity group focused on control investments and recapitalizations of lower middle-market service and asset light businesses. Mr. Diamond led and managed interactions with intermediaries at both Strait Lane and Evolve. Mr. Diamond has also served on a variety of corporate boards. His responsibilities have ranged from companies producing mission critical marine and telecom electronics to artificial intelligence for the clinical diagnostic laboratory industry. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA in Finance from The Wharton School.