Ric Lewis
International Council Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Experience
Ric Lewis is Chief Executive and Chairman of Tristan Capital Partners, a London based boutique investment manager specialising in real estate investment strategies with €3.5 Billion in AUM.
Outside of work, Ric volunteers the majority of his time to organisations dedicated to improving the access to and the quality of education, especially for children from less advantaged areas and environments. Ric serves on the Board of Directors of London First; the Board of Directors of Grassroot Soccer; the Board of Visitors for the Belfer Centre for International Policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government; the Board of Trustees of International Inspiration Foundation; the Board of Governors of King Solomon Academy; the Board of Directors of the Eastside Young Leaders Academy; the Board of Directors of Innovision, llc and the Board of Trustees of The London Children’s Museum.
He and his wife, Dr Ilina Singh, a Professor of Neuroethics at King’s College London, and their two daughters, Alessa (12) and Liana (9) live in London. As a family, they have created and oversee The Black Heart Foundation, a UK and US registered charity that is focussed on providing better educational opportunities to children from under-resourced environments in the UK, the US, India and Africa.
Ric grew up in greater Boston (USA), was graduated from Dartmouth College and Harvard Business School. He and his family re-located to the United Kingdom in 1998.
