Audrey Richards is a Private Capital Consultant, whose work with the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) catalysed the development of the alternative investment ecosystem in Jamaica, creating new pathways for access to finance for local and regional businesses. She spearheaded the bank’s strategic investments as an anchor investor in private equity, private credit, energy infrastructure, and venture capital funds, mobilising funding from local, regional, and global funders.
She conceptualised and led several other landmark programmes such as the DBJ’s partial credit guarantee facility, the Credit Enhancement Fund (CEF). As an independent consultant, her current focus is the continued expansion of the regional private capital markets, in particular private sector climate funding for resilience projects.
Mrs. Richards has held executive leadership positions in the Jamaican capital markets and has consulted for both private and public sector institutions, including the Inter-American Development Bank, Bank of Jamaica, Jamaica Stock Exchange, and the Financial Services Commission. Mrs. Richards sits on the Boards of British Caribbean Insurance Company Limited, Caribbean Alternative Investment Association, St. Andrew High School Foundation, and the Board of Governors of the St. Andrew High School for Girls.
She holds an MBA (Finance) from the De Groote Graduate School of Business, McMaster University, Canada, and a BSc. (Special Chemistry) from the University of the West Indies, Mona, and is a Certified Project Manager, as well as a regular member of the CFA Institute.
Scotiabank Board Details:
- Chair: The Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica Limited (BNSJ) since March 4, 2026; Scotia Group Jamaica Limited (SGJ), Audit & Conduct Review Committee since March 4, 2026; Scotia Jamaica Life Insurance Company Limited (SJLIC) since August 16, 2018; SJLIC, Investment, Loan & Risk Committee since May 9, 2018.
- Director: Scotia Investments Jamaica Limited (SIJL) since April 5, 2017; SGJ since May 4, 2018; BNSJ since May 4, 2018;
- Member: SGJ Risk Committee; BNSJ Audit & Conduct Review Committee; SJLIC, Audit & Conduct Review Committee; SIJL Risk Committee; SIJL, Audit & Conduct Review Committee; SIJL Human Resources & Pension Committee
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