Richard is an interdisciplinary expert in narrative strategy, media handling, and crisis management, with domain expertise across the care economy, politics, technology, and workforce optimizationOften associated with his years as breaking news anchor at CNN and NBC News Group, Richard brings 25 years of experience turning critical challenges into actionable commercial opportunities.Recent collaborations with AMC, Apple, NBC, and Universal Pictures resulted in multi-million-dollar raises and precedent-setting national and regional distribution. His narrative and communications expertise spans global, regional, and local stakeholder strata, with work published in every major US city and country worldwide.As a founder and intrapreneur, Richard has led angel, VC, and institutional funder activations, driving product and service commercialization for startups and firms, including Citibank, IBM, and Marsh McLennan. His marketing leadership spans fintech, pneumatic, data, and deep learning technologies. He is a U.S. and Singapore fintech patent holder.Richard’s competency in domestic and international politics includes thousands of high-level engagements and collaborations with principal decision-makers, including mayors, governors, CEOs, trade representatives, and heads of state across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. His experience encompasses five U.S. presidential elections and power transitions in China, Southeast Asia, and India. Complementing this expertise, he has served as campaign manager, German Marshall Fund Senior Fellow, NACD Fellow, and University of California Policy Fellow.Because of his experience caring for his father, Richard has worked on new commercial platforms in the care economy for eight years—most recently, a data-driven project modeled on the human genome, leveraging big data and AI to catalyze a nascent $2.5 trillion sector. His contributions include directing two movies on caregiving and mental health that qualified for Oscars and a Grammy.His role as the first Asian American male to anchor a daily U.S. network news program informed his authorship of a 500-page research compendium on executive metrics for workforce inclusion and impact, featured alongside global conferences including Davos, Milken, CES, and Cannes Lions.Requested to speak at over 500 global events, Richard is recognized as a workforce thought leader whose expertise spans localities, media, generations, government, and political affiliations. With two decades of civil rights reporting, he is a trusted board-level voice on inclusive workplaces.
Listed skills include Producing, E Commerce, Crisis Communications, Social Media, and 46 others.
