Investment Director, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures Europe Limited
Richard Riggs joined Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV) in November 2014 and is responsible for European investments in chemicals, materials, water and renewable energy technology companies. Prior to joining SAEV, he served as Investment Manager at BASF Venture Capital, where he invested in SmartKem Ltd (UK) and SLIPS Technologies Inc (US). Before this he worked in several different technology areas within BASF R&D. He holds a Masters and PhD in chemistry from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland.