Richard Lautch

Biography

Richard Lautch joined the IDRI Board of Directors in January 2017 and serves as a member of the finance committee. A financial leader with experience during rapid company growth and change, Richard had a 15-year career with Starbucks. Most recently, he served as Vice President Finance, Treasurer – Finance Administration, where he played an instrumental role in growing revenues from less than $2 billion to more than $15 billion with a global footprint that expanded from 4 to 64 countries. While at Starbucks, Richard played key roles in capital structure and financing, financial planning and analysis, investment strategy, relationship management and impact investing. He also served in a variety of leadership roles ranging from being a member of Starbucks’ Capital Committee to serving as chairman of Starbucks Card Europe Ltd. Prior to joining Starbucks in 1999, Richard spent 12 years in investment banking research and trading roles working with global equity, bond and currency markets while at Banco Santander, BNP Paribas and National Westminster Bank.

Research Interest

Financial management