Richard Medley

Chairman, Medley Capital

Richard Medley is Chairman of Medley Capital, a growing family of separately managed funds. Prior to forming Medley Capital, Dr. Medley founded Medley Global Advisors -- building upon his relationships with senior government officials around the world and developing a global policymaker network to help better understand the key issues at the intersection of policy and markets. Founded in 1997, MGA was sold to a consortium of private equity investors in 2005.

Previously, Dr. Medley was a partner, managing director and chief political advisor at Soros Fund Management, and the chief economist for the House Banking Committee and the Senate Democratic leadership. He earned his Ph.D., M. Phil, and M.A. degrees from Yale University, where he has also taught political philosophy. A life member of the Council of Foreign Relations, Dr. Medley also served in the U.S. Air Force.